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Abigail Spanberger

That’s Not Discrimination - Oct. 13, 2025

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NARRATOR: MAGA Republican Winsome Earl Sears.

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: I AM SPEAKING!

NARRATOR: And what she says about discrimination is extreme.

NEWS REPORTER 1: The Republican candidate for governor-

NEWS REPORTER 2: Hand wrote a note on a bill that passed the general assembly implying she's morally opposed to same-sex marriage.

ABIGAIL SPANBERGER: My opponent has previously said that she does not think that gay couples should be allowed to marry. She has said that she-

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: That’s not discrimination.

My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it's okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: That’s not discrimination.

NARRATOR: Yes, Lieutenant Governor, it is. And what you said about rights couldn't be more wrong. Winsome Earle-Sears, so far right, she's wrong for Virginia.