The question is a simple one. And the reason for asking it is just as simple – so much so that I’ll let the beginning of Alana Goodman’s article at freebeacon.com do the explaining:
Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger raked in $50,000 in campaign donations from an electric vehicle tycoon who is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, according to campaign finance records. The funding is perplexing given that Virginia law forbids foreign nationals from making political contributions, and Chinese law typically bans CCP members from holding foreign citizenship or permanent residency.
Pin Ni, an executive at Chinese automotive conglomerate Wanxiang Group and the head of the company’s American subsidiary, gave the donations to Spanberger’s campaign in April and May.
The news comes as Republicans slam Spanberger over her support for electric vehicle credits and similar mandates—policies that could benefit Wanxiang’s EV businesses.
Is there a credible explanation for this? Is there something not being understood that would make this go away?
Ms. Spanberger better hope so. Because if this is what it looks like, not only is it enormously damaging to her campaign – maybe irreparably so – but it may force her to withdraw her candidacy.
I hope for her sake, and for the voters of Virginia who deserve a choice of two acceptable major-party candidates, that there is more to this than there seems to be.
