Virginia voters in Winchester discuss crime, transgender bathroom policies and candidate responses to Jay Jones scandal ahead of gubernatorial election.
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WhatwasoncethemostcontestedcityintheConfederacyisagaindivided—thistimeonthemeritsofthecandidatesintheupcomingVirginiaelections.
Whiletherearenolongerrecurringbloodybattlesalong“TheValleyRoad”(nowUS-11)throughWinchester,residentsinthecityinVirginia’snorthwestcorner—theregion’sapplecapitalinthefallandalsohomeofGOPgubernatorialcandidateWinsomeEarle-Sears—offeredcompetingviewsontheissuescommandingtherace.
FoxNewsDigitalspokewithmultipleWinchester,Virginia,arearesidentsalongtheLoudounStreetarcade,apedestrian-onlyportionofthehistoriccity’scentralavenuethatcomprisesseveralshops,restaurantsandaCivilWarmuseum.
Ofthemurder-textsscandalenvelopingDemocraticattorneygeneralcandidateJayJones,KevinCallinanfromneighboringStephensCity,Virginia,saidthat“nonormalperson”wouldsaywhatJonessaidaboutthen-VirginiaHouseSpeakerToddGilbert
