Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears challenged her opponent to tell the state’s two Democratic senators, “Do your job,” and vote to end the government shutdown.
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DuringaparticularlyheatedexchangeduringThursdaynight’sVirginiagubernatorialdebate,RepublicanLt.Gov.WinsomeEarle-Searschallengedheropponenttodeliverapointedmessagetothestate’stwoDemocraticsenators—“Doyourjob”—andvotetoendthegovernmentshutdown.
Earle-Searsknockedheropponent,Rep.AbigailSpanberger,fornotdoingmoretourgethestate’stwoDemocraticsenators,SenatorsTimKaineandMarkWarner,toendtheshutdown,whichhasimpactedhundredsofthousandsoffederalworkersandmilitaryservicememberslivinginVirginia.
“Myopponentallsummerlonghasbeenplayingpoliticalfootballwithfederalworkersbytryingtosaythatshelovesthemmorethananyoneelse.Well,letmetellyouwhatlovelookslike.ItlookslikeAbigailcallingSenatorsKaineandWarnerandtellingthem,‘Goback,doyourjob,andvoteagainstagovernmentshutdown,’”saidEarle-Sears.
“WeonlyneedeightDemoc
