Corrected Version — updating that Spanberger is no longer representing 7th district
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Abigail Spanberger met with Williamsburg area civic and business leaders Friday to talk policy, emphasizing how Virginia is being affected by “the chaos” from the Republican occupant of the White House.
Spanberger, who represented Virginia’s 7th Congressional District but decided not to run for re-election last year in order to run for governor, said Virginians are disconcerted by the rapid pace of President Donald Trump’s changes “because it is happening haphazardly and without thought and without strategy.”
The moderate Democrat gained national attention in 2020 for chastising fellow Democrats during a private call after they lost a number of key congressional races, blaming liberal Democrats whose ideology was out of step with Americans.
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