Former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger hopes to become the next governor of the commonwealth of Virginia, but what was supposed to be a slam-dunk victory in one of the three big off-year elections after the quadrennial presidential contest has suddenly become a lot more problematic than imagined.

Now, Spanberger is fighting off claims that she used a ridiculous COVID mask during the darkest days of the virus — something that again brings to mind the virus-scold policies of the left.

The problem: It’s not really true, but it reveals other issues with Spanberger’s campaign that are turning into a series of bad October surprises.

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