VA-GOV: Abigail Spanberger gets show of support from 2 former GOP lawmakers in bid to be Virginia governor
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is heading into the final stretch of her campaign to try and become the next governor of Virginia with vocal support from two former Republican members of Congress.
In a new development first reported by CBS News, Spanberger's campaign is set to tout endorsements from former Reps. Barbara Comstock and Denver Riggleman. The show of support from the two, who both backed Democrat Kamala Harris in last year's presidential race, also includes an advertisement.
"I saw firsthand that Abigail was one of the most bipartisan members of Congress," Riggleman says in the advertisement, while Comstock adds that her "support for Abigail isn't about party, it's what's best for Virginia."
After a victory in 2021, GOP Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin cannot run for a consecutive term this year due to state law. His chosen candidate in this year's contest, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, is contending with national political tensions from Donald Trump's second term as president while she attempts to become the first GOP candidate since 1997 to succeed a fellow Republican as governor of the commonwealth.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-riggleman-comstock-endorsement/
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