Winsome Sears is Closing the Gap

With less than five weeks before Virginia’s statewide elections, a new poll finds the Republican gubernatorial nominee, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, [pictured right] trending upward and closing the gap with her opponent, Democrat Abigail Spanberger.

The poll conducted by A2 Insights found Earle-Sears trailing Spanberger, a former three-term member of Congress, by 3.1 points—marking the closest margin Virginians have seen in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

When asked who they would vote for if the election were held today, 44.6% said Earle-Sears, while 47.7% said Spanberger. Some 6.4% said they were undecided, and 1.3% said they would vote for another candidate.

A2 Insights, a nonpartisan public opinion polling firm, surveyed 771 likely voters through an online panel between Sept. 26 and Sept. 28. It didn’t give a margin of error.

Polls continue to show Earle-Sears gaining ground. In less than a month, she has gained 9 points.

School District Lets Male Leer in Girls' Locker Room

The U.S. Department of Education cut off Fairfax County Public Schools from the Magnet School Assistance Program over its refusal to block males from girls' restrooms, fulfilling Secretary Linda McMahon's threat a week earlier to cut it off along with resistance school districts in New York City and Chicago.

FCPS's funding is even more precarious following new allegations it repeatedly affirmed the right of a male student with "facial hair," wearing pants so tight "they clearly outlined his genitalia," to leer at girls in their locker room as they changed into gym clothes, telling girls who object to either change faster or use a single-occupancy restroom.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin also launched a probe last month following allegations FCPS officials facilitated abortions for students without parental consent and used public money for it.

The latest skirmish could strengthen GOP gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears' [pictured above] position against frontrunning Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger, having already narrowed the gap by several percentage points on the strength of parental revolts against northern Virginia school districts' gender identity policies.