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Search results for "Abigail Spanberger's ballot initiative is designed to make Virginia a one-party state"

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Yesli Vega stated on July 11, 2022 in Facebook post:
“Abigail Spanberger still votes with and shares Joe Biden’s positions 100% of the time.”
By Warren Fiske• August 11, 2022
Yesli Vega stated on October 07, 2022 in a statement.:
On House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
By Warren Fiske• October 11, 2022
Abigail Spanberger stated on September 02, 2022 in a tweet.:
“I don’t accept a dime of corporate money.”
By Warren Fiske• September 14, 2022
Abigail Spanberger stated on August 04, 2020 in a TV ad.:
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
By Warren Fiske• August 19, 2020
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 18, 2022 in a blog.:
“Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
By Warren Fiske• August 1, 2022
Nick Freitas stated on September 04, 2020 in a radio interview.:
Abigail Spanberger “has voted with Nancy Pelosi over 90% of the time…”
By Warren Fiske• September 9, 2020
Abigail Spanberger stated on October 20, 2020 in a debate.:
“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
By Warren Fiske• October 30, 2020
Dave Brat stated on October 21, 2018 in a radio interview.:
On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group."  
By Warren Fiske• November 2, 2018
Nick Freitas stated on July 11, 2020 in a radio interview.:
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.”
By Warren Fiske• July 21, 2020
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 04, 2022 in a TV ad.:
Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”
By Warren Fiske• October 18, 2022
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2018 in Facebook post.:
Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."  
By Warren Fiske• October 23, 2018
Nick Freitas stated on October 08, 2020 in a TV ad.:
Abigail Spanberger and other Democrats “voted to spend public funds on their political campaigns; up to $5 million...”
By Warren Fiske• October 20, 2020
John McGuire stated on December 03, 2021 in a radio interview.:
“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”
By Warren Fiske• December 14, 2021
Abigail Spanberger stated on September 28, 2018 in a TV ad.:
Says Dave Brat "voted against protecting pre-existing conditions."
By Warren Fiske• October 11, 2018
Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026
Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview.:
They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
By Warren Fiske• November 4, 2022
Glenn Youngkin stated on July 10, 2022 in a TV interview.:
“In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.”
By Warren Fiske• July 15, 2022
Bobby Scott stated on July 12, 2021 in a tweet.:
“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
By Warren Fiske• July 22, 2021
Abigail Spanberger stated on June 16, 2022 in an op-ed.:
“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”
By Warren Fiske• June 30, 2022
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 26, 2020 in a TV ad.:
Nick Freitas “supports a plan letting insurance companies deny coverage for preexisting conditions like asthma or diabetes.”
By Warren Fiske• September 3, 2020

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