GOPper Primary Day in Virginia – Open Thread
Writes the RTD: “About 1,000 polling places will be open today when Virginians go to the polls to nominate five Republican congressional candidates.”
“A total of 19 candidates are running in the five districts. Seven are seeking the GOP nod in the 5th District and six in the 2nd District.
Nonparty candidates, who run as independents, must file their candidacy by the end of today.
The general election is Nov. 2. Currently, Virginia has six Democratic congressmen and five Republicans.”
Bearing Drift did some last minute Rigell bashing – outing him as “desperate” with a last minute infusion of $75,000 of his own money into his campaign. But it looks like that blog post got pulled. (Eyes rolling…)
An LTE in today’s Pilot endorses both Councilman Bill “the Bigot” DeSteph and Scott Taylor, praising both with the same brush. Ouch for Scott Taylor! (Eyes rolling…)
Mizusawa in a TV ad says “”As a combat tested conservative, I will… [blah, blah, blah]” WTF is that supposed to mean? A Facebook friends responds… “He is conservative in combat?” (Eyes rolling…)
And I love David Campbell’s comment on the Pilot write up on today’s primary… “How long will it be after the primary before the Hampton Roads Tea Party and the Virginia Beach Taxpayers Alliance reverse themselves and embrace Rigell?” I think that’ll depend on how much Loyola collects. If it’s close, it may enrage them and they drop out. I’ve been told that Teabaggers make up 40% of the 2nd district GOP. I suspect half of that 40% will half-heartedly switch to Rigell while the other half either stays home or switches to Kenny Golden or Glenn Nye.
If Loyola wins, we’re in trouble! So go Rigell! I’m not voting though. Are you?
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June 8th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Scott Rigell is the only candidate that can take out Nye. He has the money and the name recognition. Tea baggers are not going to vote for Nye. I don’t know how you think Loyola can win this.
June 10th, 2010 at 6:23 am
Scott, you are correct, Scott is the only candidate that can take out Nye but Scott did not win, Scott did. Which Scott? The patriotic Scott who is more like the rest of us than Scott the 15+ million dollar car salesman who gave more to Barack Obama than most of us ever could, and won’t again I might add. Scott the car dealer attempts to gain creds with democrats but under the wolfs clothing he is a far right religious whacko right wing separatist who broke off from his church with Senator McWaters and started his own fundamentalist church for himself. Check it out this is not made up.