This fall's race for Virginia governor offers Democrats a chance to start recovering from stinging losses in last year's presidential election.

It also brings the risk that the party could slip further into the doldrums that hurt its brand with voters around the country in 2024.

The Nov. 4 elections for governor of Virginia — pitting former Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger against Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears — will serve as one of Democrats' first major opportunities to rebound from the setbacks they suffered in the 2024 presidential election , when they also lost control of the Senate and failed to retake control of the House.

Spanberger to rally with Obama

Spanberger is set to rally with former President Barack Obama on the weekend before Election Da

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