Virginia Republican attacks Democrat leading governor's race with Trumpy 'they/them' ad

""How radical is Abigail Spanberger?" a voice says at the start of the 30-second spot. "She didn't just vote to let men in girls' locker rooms. She wrote the bill. Spanberger believes this man has the right to undress next to little girls, but it gets worse. If a child wants to change genders, Spanberger says the parents shouldn't be told. That's insane.""

"In the 30-second spot, Earle-Sears accuses Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a three-term former congresswoman and former CIA officer, of being "radical" for allegedly supporting policies that let "men in girls' locker rooms" and keep parents uninformed when children seek to change gender. The ad concludes with images of LGBTQ+ former officials from the Biden administration, including Dr. Rachel Levine, the former Assistant Secretary for Health and the first out transgender person ever confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a presidential appointment."

""Radical Abigail Spanberger is for they/them, not us," the narrator says as the spot ends. According to a recent Christopher Newport University poll, Spanberger is leading Earle-Sears by 12 points, with 52 percent favoring the Democrat and 40 percent the Republican. The attack comes just one day after The Advocate reported on a separate Earle-Sears commercial that weaponized similar tropes about transgender youth and parental rights."

Winsome Earle-Sears released a 30-second campaign ad that targets Abigail Spanberger with anti-transgender messaging and culture-war rhetoric. The ad accuses Spanberger of being "radical," claiming she wrote a bill to allow men in girls' locker rooms and would keep parents uninformed if children seek to change gender. The spot features images of LGBTQ+ Biden administration officials, including Dr. Rachel Levine. A narrator declares, "Radical Abigail Spanberger is for they/them, not us." A Christopher Newport University poll shows Spanberger leading by 12 points. The ad follows a previous commercial that used similar tropes about transgender youth and parental rights.

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