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Virginia vote tests response to Trump cuts

On the eve of off-year elections, Virginia is emerging as a test of voter reaction to President Trump’s sweeping downsizing of the federal government and a record-long shutdown. Turnout in Northern Virginia, home to many federal workers, could signal the mood. Democrat Abigail Spanberger is centering costs and the fallout from DOGE cuts as she faces Winsome Earle-Sears, while candidates like Lily Franklin, Stacey Carroll and Michael Feggans hammer the shutdown’s impact. Republicans say low turnout would blunt the backlash; Democrats hope disruption translates into votes.

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