VIRGINIA  – During this week’s Virginia Press Room Podcast, Virginia Mercury reporter Charlotte Woods explained how Winsome Earle-Sears cancelled a sit down interview on her record  at the last minute and then refused to follow up after she agreed to the discussion: 
 
“Sears we didn't get to – She did lock down a date. I was across town for a different interview. I'm in my car, [...]  and then I got a call from my boss saying, “Don't bother coming into the office today if you don't want to. She just pulled out” and she didn't respond to follow up.” 
 
Questions Sears Must Answer After Skipping Out on an Interview About Her Record: 

• Why do you think health clinics closing in Virginia is a “great thing”? Why are you lying to Virginians about losing healthcare coverage? 
• Why do you think that Trump’s job cuts and Virginians being fired aren’t “real issues”?  Why are you backing his cuts that hurt Virginians? 
• Why do you support an extreme near-total abortion ban in Virginia without exceptions for rape or incest? 
• Why do you support letting Virginians get fired for being gay? 

LISTEN HERE: The Virginia Press Room 

Transcript: 

• Michael Pope: Charlotte Woods of the Virginia Mercury, you're first with us. What's your headline of the week?
• Charlotte Woods: Team effort with everybody on staff at Virginia Mercury, we set up basically like for an hour AMA style with the gubernatorial candidates, Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger, per candidate, and we just asked them a lot of questions ranging on our different coverage areas. [...]
• Charlotte Woods: We spent like, an hour with Abigail Spanberger and then Sears we didn't get to. She did lock down a date. I was across town for a different interview. I'm in my car. I'm driving over. I was worried I was going to be late to the meeting, and then I got a call from my boss saying, “Don't bother coming into the office today if you don't want to. She just pulled out” and she didn't respond to follow up. [...]

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