Interruptions dominated the one and only Virginia gubernatorial debate between Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger Thursday night.

With less than a month remaining before the general election, independent voters are gravitating toward Spanberger and her campaign, David Ramadan, a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University , told WTOP.

“She’s talking about affordability, talking about education, talking about people losing jobs,” Ramadan said. “That’s resonating with the independent voter.”

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