2025 VA Governor's race

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Anonymous wrote:when spanberger said she was going ot let the schools decide genders by comitte that was enough for me to know where her mind is in terms of liberal policies embedded in public schools, if she says this before being elected its only going to get more extreme if elected in, she needs to be stopped:
When asked if she supports transgender women playing in girls' sports and using girls' restrooms, Spanberger said, "So in Virginia, until very recently we have had a process in place where on an individual, one by one basis, schools, principals, parents, coaches were making decisions based on fairness, competitiveness and safety, where a child might be able or might not be able to play in a particular sport."
https://wset.com/news/local/spanberger-addresses-stance-on-transgender-women-in-sports-and-bathrooms-democratic-party-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-election-day-2025

oh my god 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Anonymous wrote:Independent who will be voting for Spanberger. And the entire Dem ticket on Nov. 4. Gov. Youngkin seems to have sold his soul and prioritized his personal political ambitions over serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have zero confidence in Lt Gov Sears. In addition, I will vote for AG candidate Jones. The fact that Jones' texts were known to Republicans well before October 2025 - but not made into a campaign issue until after early voting started - makes me question the integrity of the Republican party in Virginia. No more opp-research shenanigans.

That's where I am. I've volunteered to drive voters (of any political affiliation) to the polls on Nov. 4. If you are eligible to vote and have faith in our democratic system of governing, please vote. We do not have to agree on candidates but please vote. In these times, it is easy to be discouraged and believe the fascists have destroyed our democracy. But they have not dismantled democracy. Yet. There is hope. Vote. Your vote matters.

You criticize Youngkin for “selling his soul,” yet you’re fine with the massive donations Spanberger has accepted to push for the Tysons casino? She also supports government overreach into our schools and limiting parents’ rights in their children’s education.

Your defense of Jones’ vile texts shows a complete lack of moral integrity. Let’s not pretend Democrats haven’t sat on damaging information until the final stretch of an election—spare me the outrage. He joked about the killing of children.

And regarding your “fascist” comment, I suggest you read a few history books before using that term so loosely. Also, if you’re voting straight down the Democratic ticket, let’s be honest—you’re not an independent.

You can educate your kids in whatever religious BS you want, you just have to pay for it. Do you understand? Religious education is not education but indoctrination. It adds nothing to society. It is sending us back to the Dark Ages like it did before. As a taxpayer, I don’t want to pay for something that is destroying our society by propagating ignorance, stupidity, and superstitious behavior.

Pay.For.Your.Cult.Crap.Yourself. And while you’re at it, how about you help support some of these disabled kids you insist be born but don’t want anywhere near your parochial school?

I never mentioned “religious education.” My goal is simply to give my child the opportunity to attend a private school that is better equipped to address his learning differences, since the public school has failed to meet his needs. Unfortunately, Virginia makes private placement extremely difficult, even when it’s clearly in the best interest of the child. Without school choice, I cannot afford the local private school that specializes in his areas of need. To be clear, this is a school designed specifically for children with special needs.

That said, parents should have the right to raise their children according to their own beliefs. What is taught in schools can also amount to a form of indoctrination. As taxpayers, we are all funding what children are taught—some may agree with that content, but not everyone does, and parents deserve a voice in those decisions.

Finally, I should add that your response to my original post reflects bias and hostility, which only underscores why open, respectful dialogue on these issues is so important.

My apologies. As a proud patriot and atheist, nothing bothers me more than anti-Constitution fundamentalists who want me to pay for their stupid. And there seem to be a ton of them in the “school choice” world.

Your child is entitled to a free and appropriate education, which means if their needs are not being met in a public school, a private placement should be funded. I assume you are talking remedial, and not some sort of gifted program for 2E learners with gilded enrichment opportunities.

Of course, there is no federal funding or accountability for any of that anymore.

But stripping out money from the public system just hurts everyone who is left behind, which could very well be your kid if they get kicked out of the private placement or the private school raises the price well beyond the voucher, which many do.

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Anonymous wrote:when spanberger said she was going ot let the schools decide genders by comitte that was enough for me to know where her mind is in terms of liberal policies embedded in public schools, if she says this before being elected its only going to get more extreme if elected in, she needs to be stopped:
When asked if she supports transgender women playing in girls' sports and using girls' restrooms, Spanberger said, "So in Virginia, until very recently we have had a process in place where on an individual, one by one basis, schools, principals, parents, coaches were making decisions based on fairness, competitiveness and safety, where a child might be able or might not be able to play in a particular sport."
https://wset.com/news/local/spanberger-addresses-stance-on-transgender-women-in-sports-and-bathrooms-democratic-party-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-election-day-2025

oh my god 🤦🏻‍♀️

Seriously. Imagine having access to so much information, and yet still being so uninformed. Not even going to debate with those people. They think God made Eve from Adam’s rib and that’s about the extent of their knowledge of gender or sex.

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Anonymous wrote:when spanberger said she was going ot let the schools decide genders by comitte that was enough for me to know where her mind is in terms of liberal policies embedded in public schools, if she says this before being elected its only going to get more extreme if elected in, she needs to be stopped:
When asked if she supports transgender women playing in girls' sports and using girls' restrooms, Spanberger said, "So in Virginia, until very recently we have had a process in place where on an individual, one by one basis, schools, principals, parents, coaches were making decisions based on fairness, competitiveness and safety, where a child might be able or might not be able to play in a particular sport."
https://wset.com/news/local/spanberger-addresses-stance-on-transgender-women-in-sports-and-bathrooms-democratic-party-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-election-day-2025

Here is the full video its even worse than the quote

Oh boy, here comes the kiddie genital police. Can’t stop beating that dead horse.

When are you going to admit that you perverts are just scared the hot young things you’re going to try to groom at the local HS have the wrong parts? I know grooming teenagers takes a lot of time and effort and the payoff is not guaranteed, but if you’re looking for breedstock, you have plenty of serviceable mares at church. You can leave the kids alone. Please leave the kids alone.

Abigail tries to sidestep and talk about schools etc. but we all know which party has presided over the fall of Virginia’s once highly regarded school districts. The bluer Fairfax got, the worse its schools became and we are watching the same wave of crap wash over Loudoun now. Please everyone. Don’t keep voting for this party. Don’t reward the carnage they have wrought on our schools by voting in Abigail.

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Anonymous wrote:when spanberger said she was going ot let the schools decide genders by comitte that was enough for me to know where her mind is in terms of liberal policies embedded in public schools, if she says this before being elected its only going to get more extreme if elected in, she needs to be stopped:
When asked if she supports transgender women playing in girls' sports and using girls' restrooms, Spanberger said, "So in Virginia, until very recently we have had a process in place where on an individual, one by one basis, schools, principals, parents, coaches were making decisions based on fairness, competitiveness and safety, where a child might be able or might not be able to play in a particular sport."
https://wset.com/news/local/spanberger-addresses-stance-on-transgender-women-in-sports-and-bathrooms-democratic-party-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-election-day-2025

Here is the full video its even worse than the quote

Oh boy, here comes the kiddie genital police. Can’t stop beating that dead horse.

When are you going to admit that you perverts are just scared the hot young things you’re going to try to groom at the local HS have the wrong parts? I know grooming teenagers takes a lot of time and effort and the payoff is not guaranteed, but if you’re looking for breedstock, you have plenty of serviceable mares at church. You can leave the kids alone. Please leave the kids alone.

Abigail tries to sidestep and talk about schools etc. but we all know which party has presided over the fall of Virginia’s once highly regarded school districts. The bluer Fairfax got, the worse its schools became and we are watching the same wave of crap wash over Loudoun now. Please everyone. Don’t keep voting for this party. Don’t reward the carnage they have wrought on our schools by voting in Abigail.

Who says the FCPS schools are bad? The rabid parents on the FCPS forum? not the most reliable sources.

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Anonymous wrote:“On September 29, Earle‐Sears’s campaign committee, Winsome for Governor, made a $1,800 charitable donation to the Family Foundation, a Richmond-based extreme anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy group that opposes marriage equality, supports so-called conversion therapy, and in blog posts has described IVF as immoral and likened it to “child trafficking.” The contribution is documented on page 54 of the campaign’s schedule filed with the Virginia State Board of Elections.”
https://www.advocate.com/politics/winsome-earle-sears-against-ivf?1

So if Trump comes after IVF is Sears protecting us? Clearly no.

Trump will not come after IVF (he's previously done the opposite). But Sears seems to be a nut. I don't know how she was ever on the ticket to begin with.

What has Trump done for IVF?

Yikes… You might want to check where you get your news.

For starters, he said he’d make it free on the campaign trail. Now he’s back-tracking on making it free because of a lobbying push by the religious right but he announced policies to significantly lower the cost of the procedure (by like 80%h + help make it easier for employers to cover it as part of the insurance policies they offer employees.

Lol. The Heritage Society and Trump’s Catholic cabal is against IVF because it’s abortion and allows gay people to reproduce outside of a proper “submissive woman barefoot in kitchen” scenario. You’ll never see it. Sorry if you voted for him based on that, maybe your gullibility and lack of intelligence is why nature is not letting you breed in the wild.

And after Trump eats one too many Big Macs, uber Catholic Vance is going to step in.

Remember the guy who voted against the Right to IVF Act?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Independent who will be voting for Spanberger. And the entire Dem ticket on Nov. 4. Gov. Youngkin seems to have sold his soul and prioritized his personal political ambitions over serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have zero confidence in Lt Gov Sears. In addition, I will vote for AG candidate Jones. The fact that Jones' texts were known to Republicans well before October 2025 - but not made into a campaign issue until after early voting started - makes me question the integrity of the Republican party in Virginia. No more opp-research shenanigans.

That's where I am. I've volunteered to drive voters (of any political affiliation) to the polls on Nov. 4. If you are eligible to vote and have faith in our democratic system of governing, please vote. We do not have to agree on candidates but please vote. In these times, it is easy to be discouraged and believe the fascists have destroyed our democracy. But they have not dismantled democracy. Yet. There is hope. Vote. Your vote matters.

You criticize Youngkin for “selling his soul,” yet you’re fine with the massive donations Spanberger has accepted to push for the Tysons casino? She also supports government overreach into our schools and limiting parents’ rights in their children’s education.

Your defense of Jones’ vile texts shows a complete lack of moral integrity. Let’s not pretend Democrats haven’t sat on damaging information until the final stretch of an election—spare me the outrage. He joked about the killing of children.

And regarding your “fascist” comment, I suggest you read a few history books before using that term so loosely. Also, if you’re voting straight down the Democratic ticket, let’s be honest—you’re not an independent.

You can educate your kids in whatever religious BS you want, you just have to pay for it. Do you understand? Religious education is not education but indoctrination. It adds nothing to society. It is sending us back to the Dark Ages like it did before. As a taxpayer, I don’t want to pay for something that is destroying our society by propagating ignorance, stupidity, and superstitious behavior.

Pay.For.Your.Cult.Crap.Yourself. And while you’re at it, how about you help support some of these disabled kids you insist be born but don’t want anywhere near your parochial school?

I never mentioned “religious education.” My goal is simply to give my child the opportunity to attend a private school that is better equipped to address his learning differences, since the public school has failed to meet his needs. Unfortunately, Virginia makes private placement extremely difficult, even when it’s clearly in the best interest of the child. Without school choice, I cannot afford the local private school that specializes in his areas of need. To be clear, this is a school designed specifically for children with special needs.

That said, parents should have the right to raise their children according to their own beliefs. What is taught in schools can also amount to a form of indoctrination. As taxpayers, we are all funding what children are taught—some may agree with that content, but not everyone does, and parents deserve a voice in those decisions.

Finally, I should add that your response to my original post reflects bias and hostility, which only underscores why open, respectful dialogue on these issues is so important.

Not the poster you are talking to. Keep your religious shit out of publc school. I have zero tolerance for what you wrote. It is a public school, not "indoctrination" that is exactly what your religion does to a human. Religion, by definition, is indoctrination, you moron. Parents do not deserve a voice; educators are the voice.

If you want a religious education for your kid then keep them out of public school. It is no one else's fault but yours that you can not afford private religious education. My taxpayer dollars are never going to a religious education, the Constitution of THE US says so.

Now lets get back to Spanberger vs Sears. Sears has zero policies; her own thoughts are to follow Don the con, a two-bit hustler from Flushing.

Bathrooms, Jesus Christ, MYOB, stay out of other people's lives. Absolutely the dumbest argument to vote for someone for bathrooms. I'm sure your daddy used the same bathroom as you or your male cousins etc. Again, none of your business what genitals someone has under their clothes, you are sick thinking about a child's genitals day in and day out. Oh, but you are good with old white men investigating a child's genitals to play sports, aren't you sicko? Again the other day another GOP god fearing garbage got arrested for child porn and sexual assault of a child. Spare us your views on bathrooms when your boys are the problem in this country.

Again Sears has zero policies besides bathrooms. She brings nothing to the table.

[Anonymous]

Of course the bigots love Sears.

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Anonymous wrote:when spanberger said she was going ot let the schools decide genders by comitte that was enough for me to know where her mind is in terms of liberal policies embedded in public schools, if she says this before being elected its only going to get more extreme if elected in, she needs to be stopped:
When asked if she supports transgender women playing in girls' sports and using girls' restrooms, Spanberger said, "So in Virginia, until very recently we have had a process in place where on an individual, one by one basis, schools, principals, parents, coaches were making decisions based on fairness, competitiveness and safety, where a child might be able or might not be able to play in a particular sport."
https://wset.com/news/local/spanberger-addresses-stance-on-transgender-women-in-sports-and-bathrooms-democratic-party-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-election-day-2025

Here is the full video its even worse than the quote

Oh boy, here comes the kiddie genital police. Can’t stop beating that dead horse.

When are you going to admit that you perverts are just scared the hot young things you’re going to try to groom at the local HS have the wrong parts? I know grooming teenagers takes a lot of time and effort and the payoff is not guaranteed, but if you’re looking for breedstock, you have plenty of serviceable mares at church. You can leave the kids alone. Please leave the kids alone.

Abigail tries to sidestep and talk about schools etc. but we all know which party has presided over the fall of Virginia’s once highly regarded school districts. The bluer Fairfax got, the worse its schools became and we are watching the same wave of crap wash over Loudoun now. Please everyone. Don’t keep voting for this party. Don’t reward the carnage they have wrought on our schools by voting in Abigail.

Because the red county/red state schools are doing amazing? No. But the for-profit charter school operators are doing great producing stupider kids for more money.

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Anonymous wrote:The race is narrowing.

https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-posts/commonwealth-poll-spanberger-leads-earle-sears-49-to-42-in-virginia-governors-race.html

It won't be close. Spanberger by 10 points.

In fact, it's so close, Democrats are dragging out the big guns, Obama.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/obama-to-campaign-with-spanberger-in-high-stakes-viriginia-governors-race/4004507/

Why won’t Trump endorse Winsome Sears, then? Because he knows she’s a lost cause.

It's all about Trump with you, isn't it?

Unlike the inane transgender sports “issue”…

Trump is a HUGE, real life issue that is affecting millions of Virginians today:
-tariffs
-jobs
-shutdown
-healthcare
-gov’t cuts
-schools
-UVA
-immigrant communities
-women’s healthcare

Etc.

We need strong leadership to protect VA from Trump and whatever his next Big Lie will be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The race is narrowing.

https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-posts/commonwealth-poll-spanberger-leads-earle-sears-49-to-42-in-virginia-governors-race.html

It won't be close. Spanberger by 10 points.

In fact, it's so close, Democrats are dragging out the big guns, Obama.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/obama-to-campaign-with-spanberger-in-high-stakes-viriginia-governors-race/4004507/

Why won’t Trump endorse Winsome Sears, then? Because he knows she’s a lost cause.

It's all about Trump with you, isn't it?

Unlike the inane transgender sports “issue”…

Trump is a HUGE, real life issue that is affecting millions of Virginians today:
-tariffs
-jobs
-shutdown
-healthcare
-gov’t cuts
-schools
-UVA
-immigrant communities
-women’s healthcare

Etc.

We need strong leadership to protect VA from Trump and whatever his next Big Lie will be.

+1

[Anonymous]

They are bringing Obama into campaign in Hampton Roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The race is narrowing.

https://wilder.vcu.edu/news-and-events/news-posts/commonwealth-poll-spanberger-leads-earle-sears-49-to-42-in-virginia-governors-race.html

It won't be close. Spanberger by 10 points.

In fact, it's so close, Democrats are dragging out the big guns, Obama.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/obama-to-campaign-with-spanberger-in-high-stakes-viriginia-governors-race/4004507/

Why won’t Trump endorse Winsome Sears, then? Because he knows she’s a lost cause.

It's all about Trump with you, isn't it?

Unlike the inane transgender sports “issue”…

Trump is a HUGE, real life issue that is affecting millions of Virginians today:
-tariffs
-jobs
-shutdown
-healthcare
-gov’t cuts
-schools
-UVA
-immigrant communities
-women’s healthcare

Etc.

We need strong leadership to protect VA from Trump and whatever his next Big Lie will be.

+1

+2 Virginians are going hungry due to the federal shutdown and lose healthcare due to the loss of ACA subsidies, and some morons on this forum just want to talk about transgender athletes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Independent who will be voting for Spanberger. And the entire Dem ticket on Nov. 4. Gov. Youngkin seems to have sold his soul and prioritized his personal political ambitions over serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have zero confidence in Lt Gov Sears. In addition, I will vote for AG candidate Jones. The fact that Jones' texts were known to Republicans well before October 2025 - but not made into a campaign issue until after early voting started - makes me question the integrity of the Republican party in Virginia. No more opp-research shenanigans.

That's where I am. I've volunteered to drive voters (of any political affiliation) to the polls on Nov. 4. If you are eligible to vote and have faith in our democratic system of governing, please vote. We do not have to agree on candidates but please vote. In these times, it is easy to be discouraged and believe the fascists have destroyed our democracy. But they have not dismantled democracy. Yet. There is hope. Vote. Your vote matters.

You criticize Youngkin for “selling his soul,” yet you’re fine with the massive donations Spanberger has accepted to push for the Tysons casino? She also supports government overreach into our schools and limiting parents’ rights in their children’s education.

Your defense of Jones’ vile texts shows a complete lack of moral integrity. Let’s not pretend Democrats haven’t sat on damaging information until the final stretch of an election—spare me the outrage. He joked about the killing of children.

And regarding your “fascist” comment, I suggest you read a few history books before using that term so loosely. Also, if you’re voting straight down the Democratic ticket, let’s be honest—you’re not an independent.

You can educate your kids in whatever religious BS you want, you just have to pay for it. Do you understand? Religious education is not education but indoctrination. It adds nothing to society. It is sending us back to the Dark Ages like it did before. As a taxpayer, I don’t want to pay for something that is destroying our society by propagating ignorance, stupidity, and superstitious behavior.

Pay.For.Your.Cult.Crap.Yourself. And while you’re at it, how about you help support some of these disabled kids you insist be born but don’t want anywhere near your parochial school?

I never mentioned “religious education.” My goal is simply to give my child the opportunity to attend a private school that is better equipped to address his learning differences, since the public school has failed to meet his needs. Unfortunately, Virginia makes private placement extremely difficult, even when it’s clearly in the best interest of the child. Without school choice, I cannot afford the local private school that specializes in his areas of need. To be clear, this is a school designed specifically for children with special needs.

That said, parents should have the right to raise their children according to their own beliefs. What is taught in schools can also amount to a form of indoctrination. As taxpayers, we are all funding what children are taught—some may agree with that content, but not everyone does, and parents deserve a voice in those decisions.

Finally, I should add that your response to my original post reflects bias and hostility, which only underscores why open, respectful dialogue on these issues is so important.

My apologies. As a proud patriot and atheist, nothing bothers me more than anti-Constitution fundamentalists who want me to pay for their stupid. And there seem to be a ton of them in the “school choice” world.

Your child is entitled to a free and appropriate education, which means if their needs are not being met in a public school, a private placement should be funded. I assume you are talking remedial, and not some sort of gifted program for 2E learners with gilded enrichment opportunities.

Of course, there is no federal funding or accountability for any of that anymore.

But stripping out money from the public system just hurts everyone who is left behind, which could very well be your kid if they get kicked out of the private placement or the private school raises the price well beyond the voucher, which many do.

I appreciate the apologies. I was referring to remedial, not gifted. The schools I’ve considered for my child are equipped to support students with learning differences and behavioral challenges. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to obtain private placement without legal help, and there’s a risk involved in investing money in a lawyer. I feel the public schools are failing many children with special needs.

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It’s a shame the DOE is being disbanded. FAPE will become even more unattainable.

Private placement makes sense for kids who need it, defunding public schools to subsidize private school for wealthy people does not.