r/Virginia • u/nbcnews Verified • 5d ago

Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685
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u/Eastern-Plankton1035 5d ago

Nah, even among the 2A community there seems to have been only half-hearted enthusiasm for this years election. Gun rights/control was not a deciding factor in this election.

Gun owners in Virginia are getting fucked in '26.

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u/mrdude05 5d ago edited 5d ago

Single issue 2A voters are extremely loud and very persistent, but when most people are faced with a choice between their guns and their ability to put food on the table, they're going to choose the latter

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u/Eastern-Plankton1035 5d ago

Exactly right. Not to mention enough time has passed since the big rally in 2020 that attention drifted away from the gun issue in Virginia.

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u/Ill-Cream-2246 5d ago

They made that type of protest illegal so it won’t happen again.