Virginia gubernatorial candidates Winsome Earle-Sears, R, and Abigail Spanberger, D, faced each other in their only debate Thursday evening, providing voters with a sharp contrast on issues and leadership style. The women are trying to become Virginia’s first female governor.

The moderators frequently played referee as Earle-Sears assumed an aggressive posture and constantly interrupted Spanberger’s answers, getting reprimanded time and again.

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Spanberger mostly projected a calm demeanor, but the issue of Democratic attorney general candidate J ay Jones’ controversial text messages from three years ago gave Earle-Sears a new issue to attack.

The first question was about the car tax, but Earle-Sears quickly changed the

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