Will President Trump weigh in on Virginia’s gubernatorial election?
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WillPresidentTrumpmakeanendorsementinVirginia’sraceforgovernor?
Overtheweekend,PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidhewouldprobablyendorseRepublicancandidateforgovernorWinsomeEarle-Sears.Butthatisnotaformalendorsement,atleastnotyet.Thetwohavehadastrainedrelationshipdatingbackto2022,whenEarle-Searssaidshebelieveditwastimeforhimtostepawayfrompolitics.RepublicanstrategistChrisSaxmansaysthat’sallwaterunderthebridge.
“HehasbeenveryforgivingofJDVanceandMarcoRubioandLindsayGrahamandanynumberofRepublicanswhoweren’texactlyTrumpfansatsomepointtokissandmakeup,”Saxmansays.“It’soneofhisstrengths,quitefrankly.”
Earle-SearssnaggedtheRepublicannominationwithoutaprimary,soTrumpdidnothaveanopportunitytoweighinwhenthepartywasselectingacandidate.RepublicanstrategistJeffRyersaysanendorsementfromTrumpnowwouldnotmakeasmuchofanimpactasitwouldhaveifEarle-SearswasinaprimaryfightagainstAmandaChaseorDaveLaRoc