Updates – DGA

DGA Statement on Winsome Earle-Sears’ Bizarre Filing for Virginia’s GOP Gov Primary

Today, Winsome Earle-Sears filed her petitions to be on the Republican primary ballot for Governor of Virginia in bizarre fashion, initially trying to hide the actual number of signatures she collected. As new reporting from the Washington Post outlines how Virginia’s Republican candidates for governor are running to embrace Donald Trump – including Lt. Governor Winsome…

Washington Post: Virginia’s Republican Candidates for Governor Are “Fully Embracing President Donald Trump.”

A new Washington Post report is detailing how Virginia’s GOP primary for governor has already become a race to the far-right, as all of the GOP candidates “are elbowing one another to strike the most pro-Trump pose” and “can’t afford to alienate the MAGA base of the party” – even as Donald Trump and Elon…

NEW: Sears Campaign Claims She’s “More Conservative than Trump” in Desperate Attempt to Win His Endorsement Over LaRock and Chase

Today, new reporting from the Virginia Scope revealed audio from a recent event hosted by Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign for governor, where her staff described her as “more conservative than Trump” in a desperate play to secure an endorsement for her flailing campaign over Dave LaRock and Amanda Chase. As Sears battles accusations that her campaign…

Washington Post: Virginia’s GOP Gov Primary a “Trump Loyalty Test Among Republicans”

After Virginia’s GOP primary for governor exploded into a three-way race last week, a new column from the Washington Post highlights how the commonwealth’s GOP primary for governor is set to be a “Trump loyalty test” between Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, former delegate Dave LaRock, and former state senator Amanda Chase. Already, the GOP candidates…

Boston Globe: “Virginia will bear the brunt of DOGE cuts” While GOP Candidates for Governor Embrace Them

Winsome Earle-Sears “validating Trump and Musk’s mission” New reporting from the Boston Globe highlights how Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attacking Virginia’s jobs and economy, writing: “few states stand to be more affected than Virginia, home to over 340,000 federal workers, from the suburbs just across the Potomac River from Washington to the military…

LaRocking the Boat: Virginia’s GOP Gov Primary Heats Up as Dave LaRock Slams Winsome Earle-Sears and Her Fumbling Campaign

This morning, Dave LaRock went on WMAL to publicly trash Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and her campaign, and began making the case against her after officially launching his campaign for governor last week. On the show, LaRock tore into Sears by telling the hosts that it’s “pretty obvious to me now, and to many others, that people are not…

Three’s a Crowd: Virginia’s GOP GOV Primary Gets Even Messier

Republicans don’t believe they can “Win With Winsome” Bad news comes in threes this week for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, as Republicans sound the alarm about her candidacy and new primary opponents race to jump into the field. In a matter of days, the GOP primary field has tripled, with former delegate Dave LaRock…

DGA Statement on Dave LaRock Announcing His Campaign for VA GOV

Today, Democratic Governors Association National Press Secretary Devon Cruz released the following statement after former delegate Dave LaRock made his campaign for governor official, challenging Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for the Republican nomination: “As Republicans desperately search for an alternative to Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, Dave LaRock’s entrance into Virginia’s governor’s race guarantees a blockbuster…

Winsome Earle-Sears Defends Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s Attacks on Virginia Workers

Sears claims Virginians will “be all right” amid gutting of the federal workforce While Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal workforce threatens jobs and livelihoods across the commonwealth, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has proudly come out in support of their attacks on Virginians. Over the weekend, Sears spoke out in support of “the purge of…

Winsome Sears Backs Trump’s Dangerous Plans to Gut Virginians’ Jobs

Winsome Sears Backs Trump’s Dangerous Plans to Gut Virginians’ Jobs Over the weekend, Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears “backed Trump’s effort” to slash federal funding, despite those efforts threatening to gut thousands of jobs for Virginians. In an interview, Sears defended Trump’s dangerous agenda, claiming that “The president was elected fully explaining what he was going to…

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