Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia, said Tuesday that infighting over whether the lieutenant governor nominee should drop out was a distraction, offering him cover to remain in the race.
The nominee for lieutenant governor, former radio host John Reid, is facing pressure to withdraw from Gov. Glenn Youngkin over an alleged connection to sexually explicit posts. Reid, who is the first openly gay Republican to run for lieutenant governor, has denied any connection to the posts.
In her first public comments on the matter, Earle-Sears argued that her party should be focused on uniting Virginia voters.