VIRGINIA – This weekend, the GOP Governor slugfest hit a new milestone with the primary filing deadline. Winsome Earle-Sears survived the race to the right and moved forward as the Republican Party of Virginia’s nominee with her extreme agenda backing ongoing attacks on Virginia jobs and workers, defunding public schools, and ripping away reproductive rights.
While Sears is now the only extreme GOP candidate for Governor, all the reasons Dave LaRock and Amanda Chase challenged her, like her flailing campaign and failure to unite the party, are still present and even more apparent.
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Caught on Tape: In new audio reported by Meidas Touch last month, behind closed doors, Winsome Earle-Sears dismisses and downplays the attacks on Virginia jobs saying “the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing… and I don’t understand why.” Then Sears doubled down and told a reporter her message to Virginians facing layoffs is “Don’t despair. Please go to the website.”
Ticketed: On Thursday, former federal workers and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) responded to Sears’ comments that were caught on tape and denounced her for dismissing attacks on Virginia jobs as not a “huge thing” while thousands of Virginians are at risk of losing their jobs.
DODGING TRAFFIC
Sears Silent (again): Last week, at the Virginia March for Life, Sears doubled down on her extreme agenda to ban abortion during her remarks and then refused to answer questions from the media about her tie-breaking vote denying Virginians access to contraception and birth control.
ON THE HORIZON
Rocky Road: In the lead up to filing her petitions, Amanda Chase hasn’t been shy about sharing what she knows of Sears’ flailing campaign. From churning through media consultants to two unexpected primary challengers, Sears’ path has been challenging, and the road ahead is looking equally rocky.
THE FINISH LINE
Bottom line: With Sears the de facto GOP nominee, one thing is for sure: she’ll be pushing a radical agenda backing ongoing attacks on Virginia jobs and workers, defunding public schools, and ripping away reproductive rights.
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