Winsome Earle-Sears leads GOP ticket in final 'elevator pitch' to voters before Election Day

By Fox News · Fox News

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears led the state's Republican ticket in delivering a final message to voters ahead of Election Day on Monday. Earle-Sears and her fellow candidates made the comments during a gaggle with reporters at a campaign event inside a Virginia diner. A reporter asked Earle-Sears what her "elevator pitch" would be to convince any Virginia voter who still remains on the fence about her race against Democrat Abigail Spanberger. "Do you like what we've been doing in Virginia ? Well, Abigail Spanberger was never part of it. She hasn't been part of creating any of these jobs. She hasn't been part of helping Virginia to remain safe and secure," Earle-Sears said, calling Spanberger "soft on crime." She then handed the question off to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who is running to keep his position. Miyares pointed to extensive economic and job growth that has been secured under the leadership of Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Earle-Sears as lieutenant governor. WINSOME EARLE-SEARS REBUKES SPANBERGER PLAN TO UNDO VIRGINIA’S ICE PACT: ‘THIS IS NOT HARD’ "We've seen the most remarkable four-year turnaround that any state has seen in modern American history," Miyares said. "We've gone from almost the bottom in job creation, we've been one of the last to open our schools. We had eight straight years up until 2021 of more individuals moving out of Virginia than moving to Virginia, something that had not happened in over 100 years." "And you've seen this remarkable turnaround. $140 billion in new investment that's coming to Virginia. That's greater than the last four governors combined. One and a half job openings for every Virginian looking for a job. The highest labor force participation rate we've ever seen," he added. Miyares went on to point to his own record as the state's top prosecutor, saying he slashed murder rates that were at a 20-year high when he entered office and put "more cops on the streets" to target repeat violent…