RICHMOND, Va. — The 2025 People’s Debate between gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger has been canceled, AARP Virginia announced on Wednesday.
AARP’s announcement said that Earle-Sears’ campaign declined the invitation to the debate due to a scheduling conflict. Spanberger’s campaign accepted the invitation on her behalf in July.
The debate was scheduled for Sept. 16 at Virginia State University. It would have been produced by CBS 6 and moderated by anchor Bill Fitzgerald…