RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- President Donald Trump says he “would” endorse Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia gubernatorial election.

Trump made the remarks on Sunday after being asked by a reporter about the Virginia governor’s race.

Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said the potential endorsement would benefit both Earle-Sears and her opponent, Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger.

“The happiest person about Trump’s endorsement of Winsome Earle-Sears is Winsome Earle-Sears, but the second-happiest person is Abigail Spanberger,” Sabato told 8News.

According to Sabato, a potential Trump endorsement could benefit Earle-Sears by helping her to shore up support within the Republican Party.

“What she has to do is stress this with

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