Barring a later entry of a previously unconsidered strong candidate on either side, this sets up Abigail Spanberger (D) vs. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) for governor, thus assuring the state's first female governor either way.
Barring a later entry of a previously unconsidered strong candidate on either side, this sets up Abigail Spanberger (D) vs. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) for governor, thus assuring the state's first female governor either way.
I feel pretty good about our chances in an off year in Virginia with a Republican president and a high-propensity Democratic coalition. My prior is Spanberger wins by Northam 2017 margins. Doesn't mean we don't have to work hard - that's just what I guess will happen.
Spanberger should be an interesting gubernatorial candidate. She’s got crossover appeal in VA that Terry McAuliffe didn’t have when he ran for another term back in 2021.
Lavar Stoney, former mayor of Richmond, is probably the favorite. He dropped out of the Gov race to pave the way for Spanberger. He has a dual-endorsement from McAuliffe. More compelling to me is State Sen Aaron Rouse, a former NFL player representing Virginia Beach. He's 40 and Stoney is 43.
I'm not so sure that Stoney is the favorite to win the LG nomination. There's another candidate running for LG from the Richmond area (state Senator Ghazala Hashmi), and I wouldn't be surprised if they split the vote in the Richmond area. Babur Lateef and Aaron Rouse are the only LG candidates from their respective regions of the state, so my early guess is that one of them will win the primary.
VA-Gov, AG: Attorney General Jason Miyares announces that he will run for reelection to his current post and not for governor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/11/18/virginia-governor-miyares-earle-sears/?itid=sf_local_top-table_p001_f002
Barring a later entry of a previously unconsidered strong candidate on either side, this sets up Abigail Spanberger (D) vs. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) for governor, thus assuring the state's first female governor either way.
I think our side sweeps all 3
Hopefully 2025 will be 2017 2.0 for Virginia. VA Democrats may get to work and make it happen.
Winsome Sears is basically the female Ben Carson and way too conservative to be Governor!! 💙🇺🇲
I feel pretty good about our chances in an off year in Virginia with a Republican president and a high-propensity Democratic coalition. My prior is Spanberger wins by Northam 2017 margins. Doesn't mean we don't have to work hard - that's just what I guess will happen.
Spanberger should be an interesting gubernatorial candidate. She’s got crossover appeal in VA that Terry McAuliffe didn’t have when he ran for another term back in 2021.
What’s the LG race looking like so far?
Lavar Stoney, former mayor of Richmond, is probably the favorite. He dropped out of the Gov race to pave the way for Spanberger. He has a dual-endorsement from McAuliffe. More compelling to me is State Sen Aaron Rouse, a former NFL player representing Virginia Beach. He's 40 and Stoney is 43.
I'm not so sure that Stoney is the favorite to win the LG nomination. There's another candidate running for LG from the Richmond area (state Senator Ghazala Hashmi), and I wouldn't be surprised if they split the vote in the Richmond area. Babur Lateef and Aaron Rouse are the only LG candidates from their respective regions of the state, so my early guess is that one of them will win the primary.