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Joan E Greve in Manassas, Virginia

Abigail Spanberger flexes her political power in a battleground state: ‘I could see her as president’

Collage of Virginia silhouette and a black and white picture of Abigail Spanberger.
The former CIA officer turned gun safety organizer won her congressional seat in 2018. Illustration: The Guardian/Samuel Corum/Getty Images

As two dozen volunteers prepared to knock doors on an unseasonably warm afternoon in late October, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger reminded them that their work helped flip her battleground House seat in 2018. She predicted it would pay off again for Virginia Democrats this year.

“It is how we have won in hard races across Virginia and across the country, and it is certainly why I feel confident that we are on the right path headed towards November 7,” Spanberger said, speaking to campaign volunteers in a sunny parking lot in Manassas.

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