Republicans have seized a narrow lead in the generic congressional ballot, and now the Cook Report is predicting the GOP could gain between 12 and 25 seats in November.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has pulled out of a Friday debate with Prince William Supervisor Yesli Vega, her Republican opponent for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, organizers announced Monday.
A debate in Virginia s 7th Congressional District scheduled for this week is now in jeopardy after Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) reportedly pulled out of the event due to one of the moderators.
Abigail Spanberger (D) will be a no-show at the scheduled debate with her opponent, Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega (R). Both women are running for the 7th Congressional Seat representing a portion of Prince William, as well as Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Fredericksburg. The two were to appear on stage at Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge on Friday, October 21 at 7 p.m. C-SPAN was set to record the event for later broadcast, while conservative talk show host Larry O'Connor, from WMAL-FM in Washington, D.C. and PBS NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins were asked to moderate.
Abigail Spanberger, an endangered House Democrat, has tried to emphasize her GOP opponent Yesli Vega s "extreme" views on abortion in one of the nation s most competitive districts.