{"id":47995,"date":"2025-09-17T10:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/abigail-spanberger-gets-show-of-support-from-2-former-gop-lawmakers-in-bid-to-be-virginia-governor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:37:26","slug":"abigail-spanberger-gets-show-of-support-from-2-former-gop-lawmakers-in-bid-to-be-virginia-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/abigail-spanberger-gets-show-of-support-from-2-former-gop-lawmakers-in-bid-to-be-virginia-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Abigail Spanberger gets show of support from 2 former GOP lawmakers in bid to be Virginia governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Democrat <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/abigail-spanberger-virginia-latino-voters-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a><\/span> is heading into the final stretch of her campaign to try and become the next governor of Virginia with vocal support from two former Republican members of Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a new development first reported by CBS News, Spanberger&#8217;s campaign is set to tout endorsements from former Reps. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/january-6-former-gop-congresswoman-barbara-comstock\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Barbara Comstock<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/denver-riggleman-60-minutes-2022-09-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Denver Riggleman<\/a><\/span>. The show of support from the two, who both backed Democrat Kamala Harris in last year&#8217;s presidential race, also includes an advertisement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw firsthand that Abigail was one of the most bipartisan members of Congress,&#8221; Riggleman says in the advertisement, while Comstock adds that her &#8220;support for Abigail isn&#8217;t about party, it&#8217;s what&#8217;s best for Virginia.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a victory in 2021, GOP Virginia Gov. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/election-results-2021-governor-virginia-youngkin-new-jersey-murphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a><\/span> cannot run for a consecutive term this year due to state law. His chosen candidate in this year&#8217;s contest, Republican Lt. Gov. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/winsome-earle-sears-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a><\/span>, is contending with national political tensions from Donald Trump&#8217;s second term as president while she attempts to become the first GOP candidate since 1997 to succeed a fellow Republican as governor of the commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This election is a choice between sanity and chaos. We must protect our children from Abigail Spanberger&#8217;s extremist agenda,&#8221; Earle-Sears said in a social media post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/winwithwinsome\/status\/1964134859225309320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">earlier this month<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision by Spanberger&#8217;s campaign to highlight support from the two former Republican members of Congress comes ahead of early in-person voting starting on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Riggleman served one term in the U.S. House, and was defeated by a Republican challenger in 2020 before going on to serve as a senior technical adviser for the House Jan. 6 select committee following the 2021 Capitol riot. After winning two terms, Comstock lost her battleground congressional seat to a Democrat in the 2018 midterms during Mr. Trump&#8217;s first term. Both are now examples of former Republican-elected officials who have criticized Mr. Trump since leaving office. Riggleman also appeared in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pmUkgIINx9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">advertisement supporting<\/a> Spanberger&#8217;s 2022 reelection run for the U.S. House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia governor&#8217;s race this November will be one of the first statewide races to be held during Mr. Trump&#8217;s second term in the White House. The statewide off-year contest in Virginia is often viewed as at least being in part a referendum on the current incumbent president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Virginia has become a more reliably blue state in recent years, but Democrats&#8217; vote share in the state did drop during the 2024 presidential election. While then-Vice President Harris carried the state, she earned fewer votes than Joe Biden did during the 2020 contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And at a time when Democrats are continuing to search for a path forward on messaging and branding issues, Spanberger&#8217;s attempt to win back the governor&#8217;s office from the GOP represents a closely watched contest that may carry national political implications in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/hunter-woodall\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hunter  Woodall<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Hunter Woodall is a political editorial producer for CBS News. 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