CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — With President Donald Trump noticeably absent from Virginia's race for governor, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is turning to a prominent Trump ally to help energize supporters.

Democrats may be more excited than Republicans to welcome the special guest.

Earle-Sears will host a Friday night rally featuring Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate who is now running for Ohio governor . But it is Ramaswamy's short-lived tenure as co-leader of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency that has Democrats fired up in a state that was disproportionately impacted by the department's deep cuts to the federal workforce.

Democratic candidate for governor, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, called on Earle-Sears to cancel the event in light of Ram

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