Virginia governor’s race ad stirs ‘Willie Horton’ echoes as early voting hits record pace

FIRST ON FOX: A new seven-figure ad in Virginia’s governor’s race is drawing comparisons to the infamous Willie Horton spot of 1988 amid record early voting in the Old Dominion State.The ad, produced by the American Principles Project, attacks Democrat Abigail Spanberger over transgender policies and warns of the dangers of biological men in women's spaces. It comes as early voting tops 146,000 ballots in the first week, more than twice the pace of 2021 according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project.The spot points to Richard Cox, a Tier III sex offender in Arlington County who has