Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle Sears (R) has expressed strong criticisms towards her Democratic rival Abigail Spanberger, particularly regarding Spanberger’s progressive policies and her failure to ask Jay Jones to withdraw from the attorney general race after his threatening comments aimed at Republican lawmakers.
Earle Sears stated in a call with reporters on Monday, moderated by former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, that the next 14 days leading up to the election on November 4 are going to be “critical.”
“We will keep emphasizing that the Democratic Party is led by a candidate who admits to being driven by anger. Abigail, that’s quite a rage! Who provoked it and for what reason?” Earle Sears began.
“That’s why over the last four years, I’ve worked hard alongside Governor Yonkin to ensure Virginia remains a fantastic place for families to live and work. Families need to feel safe, and Abigail plans to revoke Youngkin’s Executive Order 47, which has allowed Virginia State Troopers and ICE to assist in immigration enforcement, effectively turning Virginia into a sanctuary state.”
Mr. Spanberger, a former CIA officer and U.S. House representative, aligns herself with former President Joe Biden and Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), endorsing energy policies that “raise the cost of living,” favoring decriminalization efforts, and permitting transgender individuals to use women’s bathrooms, Sears continued.
“So she can’t even bring herself to say if Jay Jones should step back from the race. Seriously? Have you lost your mind?”
Earl Sears’ recent campaign advertisement features a clip of Spanberger dodging a simple question about her support for Jones, following a leaked message from Jones in 2022 that discussed a fantasy of violence against then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) and his children.
He wrapped up his comments by accusing Democrats of “blatant racism.”
“I see it repeatedly. They say they advocate for people like me, but they do not. I mean, I’ve even been labeled a white supremacist. Why would they say that? I carried the bill to protect us from the KKK two decades ago.”
In August, Earl Sears faced protests from the left when she opposed Arlington Public Schools’ transgender locker room and restroom policies, holding a sign that read, “Hey Winsome, if transgender people can’t share my bathroom, black people can’t share my water fountain.”
Another incident took place over the weekend during a James Madison University football game when Scott Pogoreluk, a contributor to multiple Democratic campaigns and an engineer at Zeta Associates, yelled racist remarks at Earl Sears.
“Go back to Haiti!” he shouted. “Traitor!”
Earl Sears, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran born in Jamaica—not Haiti—responded on X:
“I thought Democrats were meant to love everyone… just to clarify, I’m Jamaican. But I have no place to go back to because America is my home,” she wrote.
A spokesperson from Lockheed Martin informed FOX 5 DC on Monday that Pogoreluk is “no longer employed” at Zeta Associates after the company looked into the incident.
