Virginian progressive to respond to Trump’s SOTU speech

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union next week. Party leaders selected the newly sworn-in Virginia Governor to provide a “stark contrast” to the President, focusing on lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and defending national freedoms.

The Selection of Spanberger: A Clear Sign for Democrats

Democrats picked Virginia’s new Governor Abigail Spanberger to give their response to President Trump’s State of the Union. She’s fresh in office after winning big by talking up affordability and helping regular folks with everyday costs. But her early moves show the usual pattern: sound moderate to get votes, then push bigger government spending and higher costs once in power.

This pick shows how the party keeps putting forward people with deep ties to the corrupt intelligence world while chasing policies that hit taxpayers hard. (Her election wasn’t helped by the mainstream GOP voter not getting off the couch. Governor Youngkin – a never-Trumper – ran a candidate unendorsed by the President. The GOP never lifted a finger to help. The outcome was inevitable.)

The Affordability Facade: Campaign Promises Meet Reality

Spanberger ran hard on making life cheaper—lower bills for housing, health care, and especially energy. She even got a bunch of bills passed early on to help with home weatherization and help low-income families heat their homes. Sounds good, right? But right away in January 2026, energy bills jumped for many Virginians and people started complaining online. A White House spokeswoman called her out, saying she promised affordability but quickly brought in stuff that raises taxes and energy prices instead. It’s the classic move: talk about helping families during the campaign, then deliver more government programs that end up costing more.

Bankrolling Big Government: Taxes as the Default Solution

Spanberger’s big plan relies on more spending, which means higher taxes for Virginians. Democrats pushed over 50 tax hikes in the 2026 session, many tied to her so-called affordability fixes. Things like weatherization programs and energy rules for utilities need money, and that comes from taxpayers and higher utility rates. She also wants more local government control over housing and renters, which adds red tape and pushes costs up for owners and tenants. This is straight out of the big-government playbook: promise to fix high prices, then tax and spend your way to bigger bureaucracy instead of cutting rules and letting markets work.

Green Politics: Crippling Energy Prices in the Name of the Environment

One of Spanberger’s first big moves was jumping back into RGGI, that regional cap-and-trade program that’s basically a hidden carbon tax on electricity. Critics say it’ll add about $500 million a year in costs—around $1,100 extra per household. She talks about solar, wind, nuclear, and efficiency to make energy cheaper long-term, but green mandates like this make prices swing and force expensive backups. States in RGGI have seen electricity rates climb way faster than others, hurting working families the most. Instead of sticking with reliable natural gas to keep bills down and jobs growing, she’s going full green, which jacks up costs and hurts energy independence.

Gerrymandering: Rigging the System to Maintain Power

Spanberger signed off on a bill for an April 2026 vote on letting lawmakers redraw congressional maps mid-decade. Democrats rolled out plans that could flip the balance to 10-1 or 9-2 in their favor, picking up several House seats. She reviewed and approved these maps, even though she ran as a moderate. This kind of gerrymandering—done to grab more power—makes elections less fair and locks in one-party control. It’s the kind of move big-government types love: change the rules to stay in charge instead of earning votes the honest way.

The CIA Connection: Groomed for National Ambitions

Spanberger spent years as a CIA operations officer before jumping into politics. Her background got just enough attention for her congressional runs, painting her as a “national security” moderate. Right after winning governor, talk started about her as a possible 2028 presidential pick or at least a big name for Democrats. Party leaders love her pragmatic image to rebuild after tough times, but it’s clear she’s being fast-tracked—CIA experience, quick rise from Congress to governor to national stage. This looks like typical establishment grooming: push someone with insider ties to sell far-left ideas wrapped in a centrist package.

A Warning for the Future: Rejecting the Leftist Playbook

Picking Spanberger to hit back at Trump’s speech shows Democrats doubling down for the far-left base, while pretending to be moderate. She ran on fixing costs, but her record so far means higher taxes, pricier energy, and power grabs. Virginians are already feeling it with bigger bills, and if this spreads nationwide, everyone pays the price. Word on the street has it that Spanberger will veto a couple of Bills to look moderate and then run in 2028 on the Presidential ticket, again promising nirvana and if successful, delivering socialist is hell.