Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger, currently running for governor, made blunt remarks during a recent podcast appearance in which she pressed Democrats to focus on winning upcoming elections rather than relying on redistricting battles.
Speaking on the liberal podcast Blue Virginia, Spanberger acknowledged the complexities of the state’s constitutional process for amending redistricting rules and expressed frustration with how long such efforts would take to influence elections.
“I think that it’s important that we do fight fire with fire. But I’m also recognizing that in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the process that we have to make constitutional amendments, right? So, it was just a couple years ago that we went through a multi-year process to put a redistricting commission process within our state constitution,” Spanberger said.
She outlined the procedural requirements, noting that the process requires multiple elections and votes before changes can take effect.
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“We have to have an election… there has to be a vote in the General Assembly, then there has to be elections, then there has to be another election, then they vote again, and then it goes to the people. So, you know, even in the looking at this, if someone says, ‘OK, Virginia might be a possibility,’ that’s not till 2028 where there would actually be an impact on congressional elections. And I’m unwilling in Virginia to wait for 2028,” she continued.
Emphasizing the urgency, Spanberger insisted that Democrats cannot wait for redistricting changes to shape political outcomes.
“And so, it is the harder route, I’m not denying that, to say we’re going to fucking win those seats in the midterms by working hard and doing it. But in Virginia, that’s our only option. And frankly, like I think Democrats need to fight more and win more and actually ensure that people know what we are for because Republicans have to depend on redistricting and stealing votes and taking seats like they did in North Carolina in order to actually be able to win elections,” she said.
Video: Pressed About Virginia Redistricting, Abigail Spanberger Says “I’m unwilling in Virginia to wait for 2028”; “only option” Is “to…fucking win those seats in the midterms by working hard and doing it!” https://t.co/W2okYqun5l h/t @JamesAbrenio @briantylercohen pic.twitter.com/1Qd0IAVT9v
— Blue Virginia (@bluevirginia) August 30, 2025
Her comments come as Democrats nationally are battling over redistricting disputes in several states.
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Virginia’s system, established through a constitutional amendment, requires a multi-election process before any changes can be adopted, meaning no new redistricting plan could take effect before 2028.
Spanberger’s focus on the 2026 midterm elections reflects the pressure she faces both as a gubernatorial candidate and as a party leader in Virginia.
The race for governor, once viewed as leaning in her favor, has tightened considerably in recent weeks. Republican candidate Winsome Sears has gained ground in polling, turning the contest into a highly competitive matchup.
For Democrats, Spanberger’s comments underscore the importance of winning upcoming elections outright rather than relying on long-term structural changes.
For Republicans, her remarks highlight the intensity of the political fight ahead and the high stakes of the 2026 midterms as well as Virginia’s gubernatorial race this November.
The Virginia governor’s contest will be decided in November, with both parties framing it as a pivotal test ahead of the next national election cycle.
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The Democrat party has been a CANCER on the United States since its inception.
3/4ths of both combined are turds, the rest are dingleberries. End their lifetime reign. End their lifetime benefits. End the grift.
spamberger, the “moderate” democrat……..I don’t think so.
Can I take a drink from your water fountain, Spanbergermeister?
She is Actually Gauleiter Spanbeger to you . She is such a POS I can not even begin to describe her filth !.
Redistricting? The dims continue to accuse others of what they are already doing.
Democrats invented Gerrymandering, it’s literally named after a Democrat, Elbridge Gerry, who’s critics made it famous by comparing districts drawn to a salamander…
Democrats are threatened because they can’t gerrymander any more than they already have… California is stupid, and have already disenfranchised Republicans in the state beyond any reasonableness or Constitutionality… Risking a court ordered redraw that could MASSIVELY increase Republican representation, no matter HOW lefty activist judges try to do it…
Judges have to at least APPEAR to have their decisions based in law, and are subject to superior court review… The CA Legislature feels no such constraint… And it’s NOT just California…
Delaware: 42% Republican, zero Seats
Hawaii: 38% Republican, zero seats
Vermont: 32% Republican, zero Seats
Rhode Island: 42% Republican, zero Seats
New Hampshire: 48% Republican, zero Seats
New Mexico: 46% Republican, zero Seats
Maine: 46% Republican, zero Seats
Connecticut: 42% Republican, zero Seats
Massachusetts: 36% Republican, zero seats
Thanks for the succinct stating of the argument.
Lucifer would vote for former CIA Spanberger
what a filthy mouthed sckank
this ignorant slime septic tank dwelling ho is so full of hating this country and the brain power is at sub zero as she??? forgets or does not recognize the fraud elections that the democrats have been the leaders of for over 40 years and this is national and city and county and state elections as people all over this country in the last 4 decades have admitted to being part of the demos cheating on elections and gerrymandering districts in almost every state so a demo can be frauded into a political office so that sub human can steal and steal and steal and pass that money out to his other sub human demos who have oozed out of the filth of the septic tank to taint the good americans….
We KNOW “what democrats are for” –
Open borders
Harboring illegal aliens
Infanticide
Tax hikes
Banning firearms
Anti-white discrimination
Indoctrination of children
Gender dysphoria promotion in schools
Child gender mutilation
Children exposed to drag queens
Pornography in school libraries
Ignoring parental rights
Social media censorship
Defunding police
Coddling street thugs
Activist left-wing judges
Election fraud
If Spanberger is the baby murderer she will win. Mass murdering females control the vote.
Let’s face it, ladies and gentlemen, the democRAT brand is Toxic.
Bafoon
We already know what democRATS are for, lady, so you are NOT going to “f*****g win more seats’ unless you cheat and steal them, as always.
We already know what democRATS are for, lady, so you are NOT going to “fornicating win more seats’ unless you cheat and steal them, as always.
We already know what democRATS are for, lady, so you are NOT going to “ephing win more seats’ unless you cheat and steal them, as always.
The Dims have NOTHING going for them so they resort to the potty mouth routine.
I’m more concerned about her CIA background where she learned to lie for a living… and she’s obviously unhinged.
What is it with all the foul-mouthed female democrats and F Bomb they so frequently use? Classless trash
They can’t help it…
Their mouths are open all of the way to the catacombs of Hell…
Explains the stench, no?
Everybody always speaks whatever their hearts are filled with…
That’s a Democrat who would use shady gimmicks rather than listen to their own constituents speak…
Virginia is reeling into the third world in Fairfax and Loudin counties. Spanberger will expedite the fall. You democrat fools in Virginia will suffer.
Democrats are delusional…..period.
A representative who uses that kind of language shows they are unqualified to hold the office they were given. They are so uneducated that they are unable to express themselves without using foul language. They also have no class or decorum and are an embarrassment. She should be removed from office post haste.
Abigail Spanberger ! How on earth can you be as dumb AND foul-mouthed as you are – and still be a human being? So much for the Democrat Party of today.