Abigail Spanberger Wins Virginia’s Gubernatorial Race After Bruising Campaign

Former Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D.) secured victory over lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R.) in the Old Dominion’s gubernatorial race. The result, though expected, came at a cost for Spanberger, who struggled to answer questions on transgender issues and faced criticism late in the race for standing by her party's disgraced attorney general nominee, Jay Jones.

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Bill Nye, Pete Buttigieg rally for Democrat who stands by candidate who wished death on GOP lawmaker's kids



After refusing to call on Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race over a text message scandal, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is hoping to boost her odds with a Tuesday campaign event featuring two familiar names.

Bill Nye "the Science Guy" and Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were scheduled to join Spanberger on Tuesday for her rally in Charlottesville, according to Fox News Digital. Buttigieg and Spanberger will host a "Virtual Coalitions All Call" on Tuesday evening.

'I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words.'

Former President Barack Obama, who endorsed Spanberger last week, will attend her Norfolk rally on November 1, her campaign website states.

"Virginia's elections are some of the most important in the country this year, and I am proud to endorse Abigail Spanberger for governor. Republican policies are raising costs on working families so billionaires can get massive tax cuts," Obama stated. "As governor, Abigail will stand up for Virginia families. She'll work to build an economy that works for everyone, not just big corporations and the wealthy."

Nye attended a No Kings event in D.C. over the weekend. During his speech, he criticized President Donald Trump.

"We are here to tell our lawmakers that what's going on in our government is wrong. They must stop the abuses of this petulant president and his circle of sycophants," Nye said.

"This president and his associates cannot tolerate dissent. To them, our free speech is frightening. They are arresting people and denying due process in courts," he continued.

RELATED: Democrat Jay Jones cancels fundraiser amid growing backlash over violent texts about GOP rival and his kids

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Spanberger's high-profile endorsements follow a public relations scandal that Virginia Democrats have attempted to downplay. In a leaked text message exchange from 2022, Jones, a former Virginia delegate, wished death upon a Republican lawmaker and his children.

In the texts, Jones presented a hypothetical scenario in which he would choose to use "two bullets" to shoot then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R), if given the choice between Gilbert, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot. He also accused Gilbert and his wife of "breeding little fascists" and wished harm on their children.

RELATED: VIDEO: Earle-Sears crushes Democratic candidate over death-wish texts during gubernatorial debate

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Spanberger released a statement condemning Jones' violent comments but stopped short of calling for him to end his campaign. Instead, Spanberger continues to host events sponsored by her campaign and those of Jones and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Ghazala Hashmi.

"After learning of these comments earlier today, I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted," Spanberger stated. "I made clear to Jay that he must fully take responsibility for his words. What I have also made clear is that as a candidate — and the next governor of our commonwealth — I will always condemn violent language in our politics."

As of Tuesday evening, no Democrats have called on Jones to step out of the race.

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Pete Buttigieg Admits Democratic Party Failed To Win Over Low-Income Voters In 2024

'That's a huge problem'

Pete Buttigieg TOO GAY to be vice president according to Kamala Harris



Former Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said the quiet part out loud when she wrote in her new book, "107 Days," that her first choice for a vice presidential candidate in the 2024 election was not Tim Walz — but Pete Buttigieg.

And not only did she admit that Walz was not her first choice, but that she didn’t pick Buttigieg as her running mate because he is gay.

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, who is gay, sat down with Harris for an interview and put her in the hot seat over her decision.

“I guess I’d ask you to just elaborate on that a little bit. It’s hard to hear with you running, as you know, you’re the first woman elected vice president, you’re a black woman and a South Asian woman elected to high office, very nearly elected president. To say that he couldn’t be on the ticket effectively because he was gay is hard to hear,” Maddow said, disappointed.


“No, no, no, that’s not what I said, that he couldn’t be on the ticket because he is gay,” Harris responded, before trying to explain herself.

“To be a black woman running for president of the United States and as a vice presidential running mate, a gay man, with the stakes being so high, it made me very sad, but I also realized it would be a real risk, no matter how, you know, I’ve been an advocate and an ally of the LGBT community my entire life,” she said.

BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler is floored.

“Imagine if this were a Republican saying what Kamala Harris just said. Imagine if a Republican went on cable news after having lost the presidential election,” Wheeler says.

“Imagine if a Republican said, ‘Actually, my first choice for vice presidential running mate, I decided against because he was gay.’ The left’s heads would explode. They would be screeching and screaming melting down like the wicked witch of the West, calling that Republican a bigot, a hateful homophobic bigot,” she continues.

And instead of admitting that she didn’t choose Buttigieg because he’s gay, she laid the blame at the feet of Americans who wouldn’t vote for him.

“Kamala Harris, her answer, she said she didn’t disqualify Pete Buttigieg because he’s gay, because she’s personally prejudiced. She disqualified — she decided not to choose him because he’s gay because you’re prejudiced,” Wheeler says.

“She didn’t have time to contend with the homophobic masses. She didn’t have time to re-educate the Christians, the terrible, hateful Christians who hate Pete Buttigieg because he’s gay,” she continues, adding, “She’s dripping with disdain for you, but she’s above board.”

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Revisiting what has been, still burdened by what never was. Kamala Harris has no idea what she's doing. She demonstrated as much from the moment she entered the 2020 Democratic primary, throughout her tenure as vice president, and on numerous occasions during her 107-day campaign for president. Her postelection memoir, 107 Days, attempts to explain why Donald Trump bested her in a high-stakes contest to decide the future of American democracy and recount what she "saw, experienced, and learned" in the process.

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Kamala Harris Touted Alabama Mayoral Candidate as a Democratic ‘Star.’ She Lost Her Race the Next Day.

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'I Think You're Very Talented': Kamala Harris Invited Race-Baiting Jasmine Crockett to Her House To Groom Her as a Democratic Party 'Rising Star,' Book Reveals

Kamala Harris held "secret" White House meetings with "rising stars" of the Democratic Party to help boost their careers. One of her handpicked protégés was Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the Texas Democrat who mocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R.) disability, attacked Florida Rep. Byron Donalds’s (R.) interracial marriage, and smeared Charlie Kirk on the day of a memorial service for the murdered conservative activist.

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WATCH: Kamala Harris Launches Book Tour, Reminds Everyone Why She Lost

Kamala Harris is back on television this week to promote her new book about the 2024 election. The failed candidate is off to a strong start, picking up right where she left off by cackling her way through softball interviews with friendly "journalists," and showcasing her exceptional ability to recite vacuous talking points from memory. She is reminding the American public why she lost.

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Kamala Harris reveals the real reason she avoided a gay running mate: 'It would be a real risk'



Former Vice President Kamala Harris lamented the fact that she passed up on Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in the 2024 election, citing concerns that having a gay man on the ticket would have sunk her candidacy.

In a rare interview following her historic loss in November, Harris reflected on the choices she made during the 2024 campaign that may have led to her downfall. Although Harris said she was enthusiastic about Buttigieg as a contender, she ultimately decided against selecting the former transportation secretary because having a gay man on the same ticket as a black woman "would be a real risk."

'The stakes were so high.'

In Harris' new book "107 Days," the former vice president admitted that Buttigieg was her first choice and that he would have been an ideal running mate "if [she] were a straight man."

"To say that he couldn't be on the ticket, effectively, because he was gay, is hard to hear," MSNBC host Rachel Maddow told Harris.

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Harris initially tried to deny that her choice was made based on Buttigieg's identity but rather because of the narrow window she had to make the crucial decision. Despite her attempt to soften the blow, Harris acknowledged that the stakes were "so high" that she chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) instead.

"No, no, no, that’s not what I said,” Harris responded.

“To be a black woman running for president of the United States and as a vice presidential running mate, a gay man, with the stakes being so high, it made me very sad, but I also realized it would be a real risk."

“It wasn’t about any prejudice on my part but that we had such a short period of time," Harris added. "And the stakes were so high. I think Pete is a phenomenal, phenomenal public servant. And I think America is and would be ready for that. But when I had to make that decision with two weeks to go, you know, and maybe I was being too cautious ... but that's the decision I made.”

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Buttigieg later said he was "surprised" to see the excerpt of Harris' highly anticipated book, saying he believes in "giving Americans more credit."

“My experience in politics has been that the way that you earn trust with voters is based mostly on what they think you’re going to do for their lives, not on categories,” Buttigieg told Politico.

“You just have to go to voters with what you think you can do for them,” Buttigieg added. “Politics is about the results we can get for people and not about these other things.”

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