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I can still remember walking on to the manicured grounds of Mar-a-Lago for the first time. It was early morning – my dad’s shift began at 7am, and I’d caught a ride to work with him. Already the air was heavy and moist, and the club’s 20 acres of carefully landscaped greens and lawns seemed to shimmer. My dad was responsible …

The fallout from revelations that the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general sent text messages using violent language threatening a political opponent and his family continue to reverberate a week after they were first brought to light.  During a chaotic gubernatorial debate Thursday, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee in this fall’s election, again called on the Democratic nominee, …

At the Center of Letitia James’s Indictment, a House in Norfolk, Virginia  The New York Times Trump civil fraud case casts shadow on Letitia James indictment  The Hill Social media erupts as resurfaced AG James posts come back to haunt her: ‘No one is above the law’  Fox News Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources  ABC News – …

What Virginians saw Thursday night was easily the most exciting gubernatorial debate in Virginia history, but exciting only in the sense that a train wreck is exciting. I hope no high school civics teachers are planning today to show the replay to their students. This was an utter embarrassment that marks the end of any pretense that we still adhere …

Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash over violence, abortion, and taxes in lone Va. governor’s debate  Virginia Mercury 8 takeaways from the Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate in Virginia  The Washington Post Takeaways from the only debate in the Virginia governor’s race  CNN 5 takeaways from the heated Virginia governor’s debate  The Hill Spanberger and Earle-Sears tussle over violent political rhetoric in only debate  Politico Source link

8 takeaways from the Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate in Virginia  The Washington Post ‘Nude men in locker rooms’: Earle-Sears blasts Spanberger over transgender locker room stance in heated debate  Fox News Takeaways from the only debate in the Virginia governor’s race  CNN Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears clash over Jay Jones’ violent texts in lone Virginia governor’s debate  NBC News Jones texting scandal shadows …

Neither Virginia gubernatorial candidate showed up to the post-debate interview  WAVY.com 8 takeaways from the Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate in Virginia  The Washington Post Takeaways from the only debate in the Virginia governor’s race  CNN Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash over violence, abortion, and taxes in lone Va. governor’s debate  Virginia Mercury Jones texting scandal shadows Virginia governor’s debate: 5 things to watch  The Hill Source link

In the only debate of the Virginia governor’s race, Democrat Abigail Spanberger did not affirm her endorsement of Jay Jones, the party’s nominee for attorney general who said in recently disclosed text messages that a Republican colleague should be shot in the head. But she also didn’t take back her endorsement either or call for Jones to exit the race, …

Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears sparred frequently and bitterly Thursday during their only debate of this fall’s Virginia governor’s race — and much of it wasn’t even about the two candidates onstage. Rather, the hourlong showdown at Norfolk State University — in which the moderators repeatedly asked Earle-Sears to refrain from talking over her opponent — most prominently …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state’s gubernatorial race. And each woman arguably has the same goal: to blame her opponent for backing the chaos in Washington. Virginia is one of two states choosing governors this November, and its election is often …