Spanberger Booed in Southwest Virginia as Redistricting Fallout Surfaces

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger was met with boos during a brief appearance at the Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a moment Republicans used to argue her mid-decade redistricting push has damaged her standing outside Northern Virginia. The scene comes as a July poll showed 44% approval and 47% disapproval for her, and after the Virginia Supreme Court blocked the proposed redistricting, leaving the current map in place and underscoring political headwinds for the new governor.