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弗吉尼亚州州长选举凸显历史性首次及联邦政府停摆影响
摘要
弗吉尼亚州州长竞选有两位女性候选人参选，此次选举被视为对影响该州经济的联邦政策的公投。
弗吉尼亚州选民将在即将到来的选举中选出首位女性州长，候选人为民主党人阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格和共和党人温瑟姆·厄尔-西尔斯。斯潘伯格曾任美国众议员，未遇竞争对手顺利获得民主党提名；而现任副州长厄尔-西尔斯则在其挑战者未能获得选票资格后成为共和党提名人。如果当选，厄尔-西尔斯将成为美国历史上首位牙买加出生的女性州长。
此次选举正值联邦政府停摆进入第29天。国会预算办公室估计，此次停摆可能使美国经济损失高达140亿美元，弗吉尼亚州经济尤为脆弱，因为该州拥有大量联邦雇员和承包商。
针对停摆对食品援助项目的影响，州长格伦·杨金宣布进入紧急状态，以加快对超过85万依赖补充营养援助计划（SNAP）的弗吉尼亚居民的援助。
此次州长竞选被视为对影响弗吉尼亚经济的联邦政策的公投。斯潘伯格批评政府的行为，表示：“我们需要一位州长，支持成千上万因DOGE事件及当前政府停摆而生计受扰甚至破碎的弗吉尼亚家庭。”
民调显示竞选形势激烈，斯潘伯格略微领先于厄尔-西尔斯。选举结果不仅将创造历史，也将反映选民对当前联邦政策及其地方影响的态度。
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