RICHMOND, Virginia — Four years after winning statewide office in Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears is back in the political arena. But this time around, the lieutenant governor hopes to succeed her boss, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), as the Old Dominion’s chief executive.
It won’t be easy.
Youngkin and Earle-Sears flipped Virginia red in 2021 by running a campaign built on backlash toward former President Joe Biden‘s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office, and Democrats are hoping to retake the governor’s mansion by running on backlash toward his policies. Democrats also have historical precedent on their side, with Virginia electing governors who represent the opposing party of the president in power.
Yet Earle-Sears is unperturbed.
“They’ve been attacking
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