Top GOP group drops big money into Virginia showdown after Dem AG nominee's violent texts go viral

The Republican Governors Association is dishing out an additional $1.5 million to boost Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the GOP nominee facing off against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November's ballot box gubernatorial showdown.

The new funding from the RGA, the top group that supports Republicans in races for governor, comes after explosive revelations in Virginia's attorney general race that the GOP is aiming to leverage up and down the ballot.

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