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Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected as Virginia's first female governor
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Abigail Spanberger, former Democratic congresswoman and CIA officer, elected as Virginia’s next governor and will be the state’s first female chief executive.
We won because New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.
This will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attack.
So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up.
We turned that page by listening to our neighbors, focusing on practical results, laying out a clear agenda and leading with decency and determination.
We sent a message to the whole world that in 2025, Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship. We chose our commonwealth over chaos.
I will fight every single day for every single Virginia jobs – the ones we have now, and the ones we will bring to our commonwealth into the future. I will stand up to anyone who tries to harm our economy or the livelihoods of our Virginians.
A few minutes ago, Adam said to our daughters, 'Your mom's going to be the governor of Virginia,' and I can guarantee those words have never been spoken in Virginia ever before.
Our assignment everywhere is to send the strongest fighters for the working class wherever possible.
In some places — like Virginia, for the gubernatorial seat — that's going to look like Abigail Spanberger. In New York City, unequivocally, it's Zohran Mamdani.
A bad candidate and bad campaign have consequences – the Virginia governors race is example number one.
What propelled Gov.-elect Spanberger to victory in Virginia may not have worked for Mayor-elect Mamdani — and that's the mark of smart, disciplined campaigning.
Democrats secured key victories because each candidate ran a race that reflected and excited their electorate.
My hunch is that the 'Zohran effect' on the electorate will probably look a lot like the 'Trump effect' on the electorate, which is when Zohran is on the ballot, because he is such a unique, charismatic and now superstar of a political figure, there are voters who react to him particularly and will come out when he's on the ballot.
sources
- 1.MSNBC
- 2.CNN
- 3.CNBC
- 4.South China Morning Post
- 5.The Irish Times
- 6.The Japan Times
- 7.The Guardian
- 8.The Times of India
- 9.France 24
- 10.Associated Press
- 11.CBS News
- 12.NBC News
perspectives
countries
organizations
- 1.Democratic Party
- 2.Republican Party
- 3.Central Intelligence Agency
- 4.US House of Representatives
- 5.US Marine Corp
- 6.White House
- 7.Commonwealth
- 8.Democratic National Committee
- 9.Police Benevolent Association
- 10.Public Service Commission
- 11.Slingshot Strategies
- 12.Truth Social
persons
- 1.Abigail Spanberger
- 2.Donald Trump
- 3.Mikie Sherrill
- 4.Winsome Earle-Sears
- 5.Glenn Youngkin
- 6.Zohran Mamdani
- 7.Ghazala Hashmi
- 8.Jay Jones
- 9.Andrew Cuomo
- 10.Jason Miyares
- 11.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- 12.Barack Obama