Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a black Republican woman, has filed paperwork to run for governor in 2025 and succeed current Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Speaking with Fox News, Earle-Sears said that her goal is to continue upon the “great foundation” that Youngkin, a staunch Republican, has set up during his four years in office.
“We’ve got to keep building on that,” she said. “We have had corporate headquarters that have moved here — even from overseas. We have grown businesses here. We have been an incubator for business.”
“It’s all about business, because that’s where the money comes from, so that we can have the beautiful things we like; the quality of life, the schools, the roads, the bridges, all of that,” she added.
I’m not your typical politician, and I never will be. I don’t make excuses. I’m tough, principled, and I never stop working to get things done for you.
I’m running for governor to make life better for EVERY Virginian. pic.twitter.com/abu1ZHAugD
— Winsome Earle-Sears (@winwithwinsome) September 5, 2024
In a statement to Fox News, Youngkin’s spokesperson called Earle-Sears a “steadfast” partner to the governor.
“The 2025 election will be about continuing the extraordinary results from commonsense policies that are making Virginia the best place to live, work and raise a family versus returning to the failed extremism of the left-progressive agenda,” the spokesperson added.
Were Earle-Sears to win, she’d become the first woman and the first black woman to ever serve as governor in Virginia. To win, she’ll need to defeat current Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat.
That said, some critics have wondered why Earle-Sears isn’t receiving more attention following her announcement.
“This is a big story, and it’s been mentioned twice on cable news in the last 24 hours,” NewsNation contributor Colby Hall said Friday. “Racial politics are a complicated beast. Very often, mainstream media uses identity as a cudgel to promote their own allies, whereas, where there is someone with a political difference, it doesn’t count. It’s clearly a double standard.”
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Earle-Sears, a Jamaican immigrant who was elected to office alongside Youngkin in 2021, has earned massive popularity in the Republican Party for standing up for basic truths.
Earlier this very year, for example, she went viral when she referred to a “transgender woman” state senator, Danica A. Roem, as “sir” during a floor debate.
The altercation started with Roem asking her “how many votes would it take to pass” a certain bill.
“That would be four-fifths, Senator,” Earle-Sears responded.
When Roem tried to clarify the exact number, Earle-Sears replied, “Yes sir, that would be 32.”
This upset Roem, who proceeded to exit the room.
UNAPOLOGETIC: Winsome Earle-Sears is the first female Lt. Gov. in Virginia. She refers to transgender State Senator Danica Roem as “sir” and says it with conviction.pic.twitter.com/ky3eRblbPz
— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) February 26, 2024
Years ago when Earle-Sears and Youngkin were elected to office, radical MSNBC host Joy Reid attributed their wins to white supremacy.
“You have to be willing to vocalize that these Republicans are dangerous,” she said at the time. “That this isn’t a party that’s just another political party that disagrees with us on tax policy.
“That at this point, they’re dangerous. They’re dangerous to our national security because stoking that kind of soft, white nationalism eventually leads to the hardcore stuff,” she added.
During a Fox News appearance the following day, Sears begged to differ.
“I wish Joy Reid would invite me on her show. Let’s see if she is woman enough to do that. I would go in a heartbeat, and we will have a real discussion without Joy speaking about me behind my back,” she said.
“She talks about white supremacy. Does she know that I ran against a white supremacist? Joy, come on. Get your facts straight and then come talk to me,” she added.
The “white supremacist” she’d referenced was then-Virginia Gov. Ralph “Coonman” Northam, a Democrat known for his prior black-face antics.
Reid never did invite Sears onto her show. Instead the following day she delivered a rant about how it’s a “white supremacist lie” to say that America offers people the opportunity to rise up by their own bootstraps.
Incidentally, Sears also pushed back against this narrative while on Fox News.
“I am destroying all of the narratives about race,” she said. “Look at me! Look at me! I am a heartbeat away from the governorship, in case anything happens to the governor. How are you going to tell me I am a victim? And I didn’t do anything special to get here, except stay in school and study. I took advantage of the opportunities available here in America.”
“I remember when I was wanting to go to college, I had 3 children under 5. My husband took a lower-paying job to stay home because he already had his degree. I put one of my children on the back of a bicycle to get to college. No one can say I don’t know what it is to be poor. You are looking at the American dream! So, we can do better. It’s not 1963 when my father came at the height of the civil rights movement, 17 days before Martin Luther King Junior gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” she added.
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