Earle-Sears didn’t cause the shutdown, but she and the GOP will likely bear most of the blame for it

Earle-Sears didn’t cause the shutdown, but she and the GOP will likely bear most of the blame for it

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks to a crowd at an American Legion office in Chesterfield County on Aug. 14, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury) There’s no shortage of uphill climbs for the Republican ticket in Virginia’s statewide elections this year. The federal government shutdown is just the latest. Federal government shutdown begins, with no easy exit in sight There’s still almost a month before voting concludes in Virg…