VA-GOV 2025: Spanberger running

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Big fan of Spanberger. Will wholeheartedly support her over Levar Stones in the 2025 primary.

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Well, here's the opening ad for Spanberger. Well made, but nothing crazy. She does lay out the basis for her campaign, which is bipartisan accomplishment, normalcy, effective governance, etc.

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I wonder if she’s already eyeing a 2028 Presidential run if she wins the governorship. That would be awesome.

I disagree about running for President.

The timing of Virginia gubernatorial elections are *very* unfavorable for running a presidential campaign.

You either have to lay the groundwork for a run immediately, try to run late only to be beset by your midterms, or run long after your term ends when you're less relevant.

Virginia Governors are basically operating on a different timeline from the rest of politics.

VP is a different story, though.

Her timing works pretty well if there's an open Senate seat in 2030 or 2032 though.