What would she mean for gun rights in The Old Dominion?
Who is Abigail Spanberger? She’s a CIA case officer turned US representative, a progressive paragon, and – if she wins in November – she’ll be the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The election is months away, but if early polling is any indication, she has a better than fair shot at pulling it off.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin won The Old Dominion in 2021 – his first attempt at running for any office – with the backing of Donald Trump. And he has returned the favor, endorsing the former president in his run for re-election. His 51%-49% defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe was the first time a Republican won the governorship since 2009. Now, three Republicans vie for the state’s top job: Amanda Chase, a former state senator who has been…
