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Abigail Spanberger: “I did not need a poll to know that that would be what people would be talking about.”

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
I did not need a poll to know that that would be what people would be talking about.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing public concerns about affordability.

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