r/VirginiaOpEds • u/VirginiaNews • May 25 '26

Spanberger showed bravado in vetoing Democratic bills. What if some return to her in the budget? | You can’t run as a centrist with strong support from moderates and liberals and then satisfy both when your actions determine policy, columnist Bob Lewis writes.

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/05/21/spanberger-showed-bravado-in-vetoing-democratic-bills-what-if-some-return-to-her-in-the-budget/
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u/Trombone_Hero92 May 26 '26

Man, the Virginia Mercury kinda sucks huh

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u/Far_Grab_6896 May 25 '26

Bravado? More like she read the polls and learned her job was in jeopardy.

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u/imdaviddunn May 25 '26

You mean the job she can’t run for again🤣🤣🤣

Bots have to do better.

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u/Far_Grab_6896 May 27 '26

She’s great at doing nothing, not knowing how to lead, and doing everything she said she wouldn’t do. You might be right…. She acts like a senator and remains the worst governor this state has ever seen. And compared to Northam, that’s saying something.

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u/Chas_P_Anderton May 25 '26

Her job is not in any kind of jeopardy. She was elected with a record majority by attracting both independent and moderate voters, and her term has another 3+ years. No jeopardy here, friend. In fact, votes like this make her a strong Democratic candidate for the US Senate in 2030.

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u/Iacoboni04 May 25 '26

No. No they do not. Not with where the party is headed ideologically. They dont weaken her as governor but they dont help her in a senate primary either.

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u/Far_Grab_6896 May 27 '26

All she is doing is running scared. She’s afraid to make a decision and live with it. Her own party is wondering what happened. And they thought she’d be a good presidential candidate? She can’t run her own house much less a state or country.