If you think the television, radio and online advertising in the Virginia governor’s race is increasingly negative, you’re not alone.

With the election a mere three weeks away, Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are doing their best to link their opponent to the most negative elements of their national parties, according to a political communications expert from Virginia Tech.

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