Abigal Spanberger, the Democrat candidate for governor of Virginia, recently appeared on a liberal podcast and had a meltdown about the redistricting issue that is unfolding in multiple states right now.
Spanberger appeared to be lamenting the fact that Virginia cannot do much about this issue, as it would have to go through a multi-election process there and it would be 2028 by the time anything took effect.
She emphasized the need for her to win and for Democrats to win the 2026 midterms, saying that the left’s only option is to ‘win those f**king seats.’
Transcript via Blue Virginia:
“I think that it’s important that we do fight fire with fire. But I’m also recognizing that in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the process that we have to make constitutional amendments, right? So, it was just a couple years ago that we went through a multi-year process to put a redistricting commission process within our state constitution.
We have to have an election…there has to be a vote in the General Assembly, then there has to be elections, then there has to be another election, then they vote again, and then it goes to the people. So, you know, even in the looking at this, if someone says, ‘OK, Virginia might be a possibility,’ that’s not till 2028 where there would actually be an impact on congressional elections. And I’m unwilling in Virginia to wait for 2028.
And so, it is the harder route, I’m not denying that, to say we’re going to fucking win those seats in the midterms by working hard and doing it. But in Virginia, that’s our only option. And frankly, like I think Democrats need to fight more and win more and actually ensure that people know what we are for because Republicans have to depend on redistricting and stealing votes and taking seats like they did in North Carolina in order to actually be able to win elections.
See the video below:
Video: Pressed About Virginia Redistricting, Abigail Spanberger Says “I’m unwilling in Virginia to wait for 2028”; “only option” Is “to…fucking win those seats in the midterms by working hard and doing it!” https://t.co/W2okYqun5l h/t @JamesAbrenio @briantylercohen pic.twitter.com/1Qd0IAVT9v
— Blue Virginia (@bluevirginia) August 30, 2025
Spanberger is probably under tremendous pressure from her party to win the VA governor race in November. For weeks, it looked like it was her race but Republican Winsome Sears has surged in polling over the last ten days and the race is now nearly even.
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