Virginia gubernatorial candidate WInsome Earle-Sears led the stateās Republican ticket in delivering a final message to voters Monday ahead of Election Day, emphasizing her record alongside Governor Glenn Youngkin and positioning her opponent, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, as inexperienced and āsoft on crime.ā
According to Fox News, Earle-Sears spoke at a campaign event inside a Virginia diner, responding to a reporterās question about how she would pitch herself to undecided voters.
āDo you like what weāve been doing in Virginia? Well, Abigail Spanberger was never part of it. She hasnāt been part of creating any of these jobs. She hasnāt been part of helping Virginia to remain safe and secure,ā Earle-Sears said.
She then handed the question to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who is running to keep his position. Miyares highlighted economic growth and job creation under the Youngkin-Earle-Sears administration:
āWeāve seen the most remarkable four-year turnaround that any state has seen in modern American history,ā he said. āWeāve gone from almost the bottom in job creation, weāve been one of the last to open our schools. We had eight straight years up until 2021 of more individuals moving out of Virginia than moving to Virginia, something that had not happened in over 100 years.ā
āAnd youāve seen this remarkable turnaround. $140 billion in new investment thatās coming to Virginia. Thatās greater than the last four governors combined. One and a half job openings for every Virginian looking for a job. The highest labor force participation rate weāve ever seen,ā Miyares added.
The attorney general also cited his record on public safety, saying he reduced murder rates that were at a 20-year high when he took office and put āmore cops on the streetsā to target repeat violent offenders.
The Monday event came after Spanberger rallied in Falls Church on Sunday night with Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, as Democrats sought to keep Earle-Sears tied up in the state capital during the campaignās final days.
Earle-Searsā husband, Terence Sears, criticized Democrats for what he called tactics designed to limit her campaign appearances:
āI was pāā off because of what the Democrats have done to my wife,ā Sears said at an Oct. 31 rally. āAnd let me tell you that Iām thoroughly pāā off now.ā
āShe wouldāve loved to have been here with you, but you see the games that theyāre playing and the shenanigans that theyāre pulling to keep her off the campaign trail.⦠If you do not want to become Maryland or California, then you need to get out there and vote,ā he added.
