Clicking the “Donate” button sends viewers to a page for WinRed, a fundraising platform for the Republican Party, with the Earl-Sears campaign logo at the top. The call for donations reads: “George Soros and Hollywood liberals are spending BIG money against me and my team in this must-win race. Please donate at least $10 to help me keep up with the dark money of the left!” Fine print lovers, take note: The small text below the red buttons with different amounts indicates that the donations “will benefit Collins as senator” rather than being split between the two campaigns or just the Earl-Sears campaign.
New Republic reached out to Collins' campaign for comment on the fundraising proposal, whether she supports Earl-Sears and whether she supports Virginia's abortion ban, but they did not respond by press time.
Earl-Sears takes far-right positions on issues beyond abortion. During the October 9 debate, Earl-Sears stated that non-discrimination firing someone for being gay, a moment that Spanberger made fun of social media. The letter to Collins was sent nearly three weeks after these revealing comments and after it became known what Earl-Sears had done $1800 donation The Family Foundation in Richmond, which called in vitro fertilization (IVF) “child trafficking” and opposes same-sex marriage, which worries LGBTQ advocates because the state book ban which could come back to life if the Supreme Court overturns the 2015 decision. Obergefell v. Hodges resolution. (Virginia is one of 32 states that would automatically ban same-sex marriage if the precedent is overturned.)
