June 13, 2025 News & Press Releases

WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Rips Off Virginians, Then Rips into Them When They Speak Up


by DPVA Press

VIRGINIA – It’s been another week of losses for Winsome Earle-Sears. From taking money from a Nazi sympathizer to being called out for canceling event after event to her business scams coming to light, Sears can’t catch a break. 
 

SETTLING THIS WEEK’S SCORE 
Winsome’s Wins:

  • n/a (It’s been a bad week for Sears)

Winsome’s Losses:

  • Bad for Business: New reporting from NOTUS details how Winsome Earle-Sears spent her time as a business owner attacking customers who left negative reviews. The report highlights reviews from Virginians saying they were “treated poorly,” the business was “the worst company [they] ever dealt with,” and called it a “complete scam,” Sears responded to the reviews by arguing with customers in the replies.
  •  Nazi Sympathizer Supports Sears: Sears came under fire after new reporting from Forward details how Winsome Earle-Sears accepted money from a known Nazi sympathizer and “cosplayer,” Richard Iott. Iott said Nazi Germany “accomplished incredible things” and participated in SS reenactments for 35 years. 
  • Where is Winsome?: New reporting highlighted how Sears has “canceled several campaign appearances” and pulled down a press call moments before it was supposed to start. Her campaign promised it would be rescheduled but has yet to set a date. Now everyone is asking, “where is Winsome?” 

And with Winsome, it’s Virginians who stand to lose the most:

  • With Winsome Earle-Sears focused on an extreme agenda backing ongoing attacks on Virginia jobs and workers, defunding public schools, and ripping away reproductive rights, Virginians stand to lose the most. 

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