US EditionDemocrats bet on centrism in rebuttal to Trump speech
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger emphasized bipartisan solutions and cost-of-living issues as a centrist strategy to appeal to suburban and independent voters ahead of midterms.
- On Tuesday, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the formal Democratic rebuttal, stating `Costs are too high in housing, health care, energy and child care` in a measured speech.
- A former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, she rose to prominence in 2018 by flipping a suburban district and won last year's governorship on an affordability platform.
- Addressing everyday costs, Spanberger emphasized healthcare, economic stability and bipartisan problem-solving as priorities for suburban and independent voters.
- The Democratic Party remains divided over strategy, split between courting moderates and energizing progressives, while Spanberger's rebuttal targets suburban and independent voters ahead of November midterm elections.
- Beyond policy, Spanberger also criticized the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein affair and attacked immigration enforcement practices, blending moral criticism with a centrist focus.
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The state of the nation's speech has included a number of issues that U.S. President Donald Trump is driving around. In the traditional opposition Democrats' counter speech, Virginia's governor, Abigail Spanberger, focused on – it gave Trump a lot of contra. The moderate Democrat was able to win back her state from a Republican with a small campaign budget last year – a pattern that the Democrats now want to implement nationwide.
Sen. Blackburn to Newsmax: Spanberger's SOTU Rebuttal Pushed 'Elitist' Negativity
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told Newsmax on Wednesday that Democrats chose negativity over patriotism in their response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. The post Sen. Blackburn to Newsmax: Spanberger's SOTU Rebuttal Pushed 'Elitist' Negativity appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle - Conservative News Clearing House
State of the Union: Democrats bet on centrism in rebuttal to Trump speech
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