WHSV 3: [...] community members stood alongside the campaign event attendees — which did not include an appearance by Earle-Sears herself [...]

VIRGINIA  – Yesterday, as Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign held a bus tour event, Virginians called out Sears for backing the Trump tax law that will take healthcare away from 350,000 Virginians, force at least six rural hospitals to close, and has already led to the closing of three rural clinics in Virginia —  except Sears didn’t show up. 

WHSV reported: 
 
“Union workers with Service Employees International Union of Virginia and other community members stood alongside the campaign event attendees — which did not include an appearance by Earle-Sears herself — to protest against what they called “devastating” Medicaid cuts.” 
 
What Virginians Are Reading:
 
WHSV 3: Union workers, community members protest Medicaid cuts at Earle-Sears event in Harrisonburg

• Supporters were met by peaceful protesters at Lt. Gov. Winsome Earl-Sears’ gubernatorial campaign stop Monday outside the Rockingham County administration building in downtown Harrisonburg.
• Union workers with Service Employees International Union of Virginia and other community members stood alongside the campaign event attendees — which did not include an appearance by Earle-Sears herself — to protest against what they called “devastating” Medicaid cuts.
• “When these Medicaid changes go into effect that Winsome [Earle]-Sears supports ... 47,000 [veterans in Virginia] are in danger of losing their health care and all the people who are low-income on the marketplace,” said Pati Nelson, a retired Community Psychiatric Nurse and a member of SEIU.
• WHSV attempted to interview supporters for Earle-Sears’ campaign, but their requests were blocked.

WMRA: Protesters confront Earle-Sears campaign event in Harrisonburg

• Protestors confronted Rockingham County Republicans Monday morning [Sept. 22] at the Early Vote Center’s “Sign-The-Bus Tour” Event to inspire city and county Republicans to vote early. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
• [Terence] Sears brought the Lt. Governor’s campaign bus to the event [...]. 
• At the same time, members of the Service Employees International Union of Virginia, or SEIU, protested against cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill that was signed into law in July. 
• SEIU VA has planned multiple events across the state to protest healthcare cuts and plans to attend various other rallies.
• Laura Packard is a stage four cancer survivor who said that the Affordable Care Act saved her life. A protestor at the event, she highlighted Earle-Sears’ support of the One Big Beautiful Bill as their reason to protest local events.

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