“Any person who says, ‘That’s 100% wrong, therefore I’m not voting for Democrats,’ well, did that person not want to leave?” The congresswoman added that there's only a very small contingency of Americans who wanted to stay in Afghanistan.
They’ll use the fact that I drink a decaf as opposed to a caffeinated coffee, but even the most engaged or disengaged voter recognizes that this is a complicated issue,” she said. “ will use anything for political leverage. Spanberger told Axios she's still prepared for Afghanistan to be used as a political weapon. She also stopped by Carena’s Jamaican Grille to learn how the stimulus bill had helped keep the restaurant afloat. Spanberger was thrust into the spotlight just after Election Day when a leaked phone conversation caught her criticizing the defund-the-police rhetoric embraced by some Democrats.Īs if channeling her constituents' current thinking, Spanberger held a roundtable focused on expanding broadband at a rural brewery. She was narrowly re-elected in 2020, as Joe Biden squeaked by President Trump in the 7th District.
But I will need to see the situation play out.”īetween the lines: Spanberger, 42, is a former CIA analyst who defeated a Republican in 2018 to end the GOP's 36-year hold of the district.
We can’t perfect the world,” said Annie Tobey, 61.Įlyse Shoenig, 75, whose late husband was a Vietnam veteran, said when she saw the images from the fall of Kabul, she was immediately reminded of Saigon.Īsked whether it will affect the way she votes, she replied, “Not yet. I don’t blame Biden, because he continued the withdrawal. What they're saying: It’s just one piece of evidence, albeit anecdotal, that Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal may not be the political cudgel Republicans hope for the midterms.
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