Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--October 13, 2025

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The state of Virginia has been in the news for the last several years for issues that are not very complimentary. Fairfax County, which is the largest school district in the state and the ninth largest in the country, is consumed by wokeness. Hardly a week goes by that another scandal, often times involving some LGBTQ issue doesn’t arise.

Now, Virginia finds itself on the brink of choosing a new Governor, and the two candidates are on opposite ends of the relatability scale. That fact could not have been more clearly highlighted than at their debate last week.

I’ve always been semi-undecided on the validity of debates; many times, it’s nothing more than two well-rehearsed politicians spewing party talking points that lack substance. Still, when a debate does expose flaws in one candidate or another, they can be invaluable to voters. A great example is the debate between Trump and Biden last year. That debate clearly demonstrated the mind paralysis that Biden had developed. At the same time, it exposed all of the Democrats and talking heads within the media who had lied about his condition for years.

Last week's debate was between the Republican candidate, Winsome Earle Sears, and the Democrat’s offering of Abigail Spanberger, and I hope every eligible voter in the state watched it.

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