This lady was VERY impressive last night. She would make a great President.
Edited from Fox News. photo from RealClearPolitics.
Winsome Sears says she would die for America, starts 'USA' chant during victory speech: 'American dream'
Winsome Sears delivered a patriotic speech as she claimed victory in her race to become the first woman and woman of color to be elected Virginia's lieutenant governor.
Sears, a Marine Corps veteran, immigrated to the United States from Jamaica as a child, and was the director of a Salvation Army homeless shelter prior to entering politics. She also owns an appliance and plumbing repair store in Virginia, and previously served as vice president of the Virginia Board of Education.
"I'm telling you that what you are looking at is the American dream. When I joined the Marine Corps, I was still a Jamaican. But this country had done so much for me, I was willing, willing, to die for this country. There are some who want to divide us and we must not let that happen. They would like us to believe we are back in 1963 when my father came," she said. In case you haven’t noticed, I am black, and I have been black all my life.
What we are going to do now is be about the business of the Commonwealth. We have things to tend to. We are going to fully fund our historically Black colleges and universities. We’re going to have safer neighborhoods, safer communities, and our children are going to get a good education."
She served a single term in Virginia’s House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004, and her 2021 run marks her return to politics. She described her projected win to "Fox & Friends" as a "God thing" on Wednesday morning, saying she had a "ragtag staff you know, very little money, outspent. Outgunned, if you will."
"I'm trying to find the words because I'm still processing it," Sears added.
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