It’s hard to find a more risk-averse politician than Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger. From the University of Virginia to a master’s degree, followed by the CIA and then a high-end consulting firm, Spanberger’s adult life was custom-made for her 2025 gubernatorial bid.

But it’s hard to play it safe when you’re a member of a party that lets a male sex offender into the high school girls’ locker room in the name of civil rights.