{"id":2506162,"date":"2025-11-03T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-projects-decisive-victory-over-earle-sears\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:31:04","slug":"spanberger-projects-decisive-victory-over-earle-sears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-projects-decisive-victory-over-earle-sears\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanberger projects decisive victory over Earle-Sears"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanberger-projects-decisive-victory-over-earle-sears%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506162&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>abigail Spanberger, the democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is confidently aiming not just to win but to decisively &#8220;crush&#8221; her republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in the upcoming election. Speaking at virginia Commonwealth University, Spanberger emphasized that a strong victory would send a powerful message nationwide that voters are rejecting a potential second Trump governance. She is currently the front-runner and is poised to become Virginia&#8217;s first female governor. Democrats are also seeking to secure wins in all three statewide races and expand their majority in the House of Delegates. Spanberger&#8217;s campaign focuses on issues like abortion access, affordability, and education, which resonate strongly with voters, especially younger ones and women. While her campaign inspires enthusiasm, there is some concern about the Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones, who faces controversy over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-calls-on-jay-jones-to-drop-out-of-virginia-attorney-general-race-after-violent-text-messages-leak\/\" title=\"Vance calls on Jay ... to drop out of Virginia attorney general ... after violent text messages leak\">violent text messages<\/a><\/a>, perhaps threatening his race against the Republican incumbent. Nonetheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-allies-hope-advantage-in-big-states-will-help-him-in-2024-gop-race\/\" title=\"DeSantis allies hope advantage in big states will help him in 2024 GOP ...\">supporters remain hopeful<\/a> that Spanberger&#8217;s strong performance coudl positively impact other Democratic candidates on the ticket.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Spanberger wants to &lsquo;crush&rsquo; Virginia race, sending &lsquo;an extraordinary message to the rest of the country&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2389035\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>RICHMOND, Virginia &mdash;<\/strong> Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> gubernatorial candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> isn&rsquo;t just signaling that she will prevail over Republican opponent Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-earle-sears\/\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a> in the race to succeed Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R); she&rsquo;s pushing voters to give her a decisive victory that will signal to the nation that Americans are fed up with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> second administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited because I plan on sending an extraordinary message to the rest of the country,&rdquo; Spanberger told supporters while speaking at Virginia Commonwealth University on Monday afternoon. &ldquo;I plan on ensuring that we don&rsquo;t just win tomorrow, but that we crush it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3872534\/trump-election-eve-push-gop-new-jersey-virginia\/\">Trump makes election eve push for GOP in New Jersey and Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3870740\/nevada-attorney-general-aaron-ford-gamble-progressive-outreach-gubernatorial-swing-state-bid\/\">Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford takes gamble with progressive outreach in swing-state gubernatorial bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3872413\/trump-urges-pa-vote-against-radical-democrat-judges\/\">Trump urges Pennsylvania to vote for &#8216;rule of law&#8217; and against &lsquo;radical&rsquo; Democratic judges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871592\/democrats-lean-on-obama-galvanize-virginia-black-voters\/\"><strong>SPANBERGER LEANS ON OBAMA AND DEMOCRATIC STAR POWER IN BATTLE AGAINST EARLE-SEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats are also hoping to flip all three statewide races in Virginia and expand their 51-48 majority in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-delegates\/\">House of Delegates<\/a>. &ldquo;What is it that we do here in Virginia? And the answer is, we flip some seats,&rdquo; Spanberger told the VCU crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger heads into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\">Election Day<\/a> as the front-runner in the gubernatorial race and is poised to become the commonwealth&rsquo;s first female governor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, from left, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) during a &ldquo;Rams for Spanberger&rdquo; campaign event with Virginia Commonwealth University students at Monroe Park in Richmond on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Abigail is about to be a female governor of a state. I&rsquo;m a female senator. We would not be here if women had not fought for 100 years to get us the right to vote,&rdquo; said Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI), who spent Monday campaigning with Spanberger.<\/p>\n<p>Voters also told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> they expect her to easily defeat Earle-Sears on Tuesday, citing her policies, including access to abortion, running on an affordability platform, and supporting teachers, students, and education. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I come from a family who doesn&rsquo;t vote very often. I&rsquo;m very democratic, so I think weighing my options &hellip; it was a clear decision,&rdquo; said Laney Fontanilla, 18, a VCU student from Virginia Beach, about why she voted for Spanberger. &ldquo;But I love what she does for the community and how she connects with every single member of it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Honestly, I really think the younger generation is gonna surprise us,&rdquo; she said of why Spanberger could win by double digits. &ldquo;I heard that, like, VCU students voting went up a significant amount, and I know I got a lot of my friends to register, so I&rsquo;m super excited.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mahagoni Hill, a 20-year-old VCU student, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that a Spanberger win on Tuesday would be &ldquo;the best birthday gift that I can get.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She most definitely represents how I feel as a Virginian, an American, and a black woman, which is very interesting, because you believe that the opponent [Earle-Sears, a black woman] would be able to understand and almost like commiserate with my feelings and emotions on certain policies that are being enacted,&rdquo; said Hill, who turns 21 on Tuesday. &ldquo;But Abigail Spanberger, she just seems so very open. She seems like she is willing to actually listen to the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats are still worried that Democratic attorney general candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jay-jones\/\">Jay Jones<\/a> may lose his race against incumbent Republican Jason Miyares after it was revealed that Jones sent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3872240\/spanberger-supporters-confident-jay-jones-wins-despite-controversy\/\">violent text messages<\/a> about wanting to shoot his political rival, then-House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/todd-gilbert\/\">Todd Gilbert<\/a>, and his family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3869245\/obama-aims-at-trump-virginia-spanberger-event\/\">OBAMA TAKES AIM AT TRUMP IN VIRGINIA GET-OUT-THE-VOTE EVENT FOR SPANBERGER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Linda Shapanka, a 73-year-old Richmond resident, said she thought Jones could win if Spanberger had a big enough win. &ldquo;I think so, on her coattails. I mean, what he did was really stupid, but he admitted it,&rdquo; Shapanka said. &ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t try to, like, say, &lsquo;No, I didn&rsquo;t do that,&rsquo; or excuse it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have no comment. I really don&rsquo;t know where that&rsquo;s gonna come from, but I do appreciate that he did, like, own up to the whole situation,&rdquo; said Fontanilla about whether Jones could win. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanberger aims to &#8216;crush&#8217; Virginia race, sending strong message<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2506163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244373888.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[66411,40299,32321,36959,32249],"class_list":["post-2506162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-update","tag-earle-sears","tag-election-results","tag-political-victory","tag-spanberger"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244373888.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506166,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506162\/revisions\/2506166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}