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The text describes a CNN panel moment in which former *Daily Beast* editor-in-chief John Avlon argues that the Republican Party is so racist it hasn\u2019t elected a Black Republican governor since Reconstruction (1865-1877). GOP strategist Scott Jennings challenges this claim by pointing out a counterexample from Virginia. the exchange leaves Avlon momentarily speechless while the host, Sara Sidner, reacts with amusement. <\/p>\n

The article then cites Winsome Earle-Sears, the republican candidate<\/a> for Virginia governor in 2025 and the first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia, explaining that she lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger and was reportedly subjected to racist attacks during her campaign. It concludes by criticizing \u201cliberals\u201d for accusing conservatives of racism while, according to the author, ignoring what the author calls conservatives\u2019 mistreatment or hypocrisy. <\/p>\n