Abigail Spanberger seems to have cooled a bit on the whole gerrymandering Virginia to give Hakeem Jeffries more power thing. Oh sure, she's still supporting their efforts (because it's what the party wants), but she's too busy governing to actually campaign for it.
And Democrats are none too happy with her for it.
Almost as if she has seen the internals and they're not good:
NEW: @GovernorVA tells me she supports a “yes” vote on Virginia’s redistricting referendum — but her priority right now is governing, not campaigning.
— Markus Schmidt (@MSchmidtRVA) April 8, 2026
As early voting continues, she’s pushing back on Democrats who want a more visible public presence. https://t.co/MTSRG5Y2Ir
From Virginia Mercury:
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday pushed back against criticism from some fellow Democrats who say she has not done enough publicly to rally support for Virginia’s April 21 redistricting referendum. Spanberger argued that she has been clear in her support while prioritizing governing in the early months of her administration.
“I have made it very clear that I support a yes vote, and I think Virginians should vote ‘yes,’” she told reporters outside the Executive Mansion in Richmond. But, she added, “my priority and my responsibility is on governance.”
Right.
The governor’s balancing act comes as she faces mixed political headwinds. The Washington Post-Schar School poll also found her approval rating at 47%, with 46% disapproving and 7% undecided — a tightening margin that has drawn national attention.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, described the dip as “stunning” in early coverage of the poll, noting that such numbers could complicate her standing within the Democratic Party as national attention intensifies.
Spanberger brushed aside concerns about the polling, emphasizing her electoral mandate and ongoing work in office.
“If everybody hated me, why is everybody putting my face on their mailers for the referendum?” she said.
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Who wants to tell her?
Gosh, what changed? We just saw her big, scary, haggard face plastered all over the TV, making excuses for why she lied about never gerrymandering Virginia if elected; she blamed Trump for forcing their hand.
Yeah, she sucks.
Democrats suck.
In other news, water is still wet.
She is a liar. pic.twitter.com/OsS8NZmAuq
— Caulifloweryum (@caulifloweryum) April 9, 2026
It would appear that way.
Only a coward governor would want to destroy democracy for half her citizens. pic.twitter.com/VK479oasF1
— Scott E (@ScottErick41057) April 9, 2026
But it's not her fault, ya'll. Trump forced them to do this ... yeah, that's it.
But in her campaign didn’t @SpanbergerForVA say she had no intention of gerrymandering. That gerrymandering was detrimental to democracy?
— Joe G. ❌ (@CPO_SaltyDog) April 8, 2026
We don't call her ol' Bait-and-Switch Abi for nothin'.
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