Overview

• Earle-Sears released a new 30-second spot alleging Spanberger backs policies allowing 'men in girls’ locker rooms' and keeping parents uninformed, ending with the line, 'Radical Abigail Spanberger is for they/them, not us.'
• The latest ad follows a separate trans-focused commercial that spliced a clip from Spanberger’s own ad to imply she was conceding, a tactic LGBTQ advocates condemned as fear-mongering and misinformation.
• Spanberger launched a six-figure ad buy hitting Earle-Sears over support for President Trump’s tax and spending bill, which critics say could cut Medicaid, and for conservative school-choice proposals redirecting public funds.
• Public polling and race ratings favor Spanberger, with Decision Desk HQ showing a 9.4-point lead, a recent Christopher Newport University survey putting her up 12 points, and Cook Political Report and Crystal Ball shifting the contest to likely Democratic.
• Early voting has started statewide, and the candidates are scheduled to debate next month at Norfolk State University in a forum hosted by WAVY-TV 10.