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Trip commented on the blog post Whip the Super Congress: Head Count #3
Robert Hurt is still taking input from his constituents. I just called to register my opposition.
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Trip commented on the blog post Jim Webb Will Not Seek Re-Election
I try to stay away from contentious debate, which is mostly because I’m so bad personally at debating, but I just feel so strongly about politics in this state where Republican votes wind up with lunatics like Cuccinelli in office that I couldn’t let the writing off just slide by this time. =)
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Trip commented on the blog post Jim Webb Will Not Seek Re-Election
Because I’ve never felt a need to post here before, and it was annoying to me seeing people write Virginia off immediately as unwinnable when we currently have two Democratic senators, the state went for Obama last time, and the population of Democratic northern Virginia continues to grow.
Jim Webb would have a tough race even if he did run again. He doesn’t like fund-raising (I don’t blame him) and he squeaked by in the last election. I don’t think any Democrat would just breeze into victory in this state, but I’d like to see someone like Perriello, if not Perriello himself, take the chance, rather than have a blue dog or something in the race.
If you’d spent so many years with Virgil Goode as your representative, you’d love Tom Perriello as well.
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Trip commented on the blog post Jim Webb Will Not Seek Re-Election
Nope, just an enthusiastic supporter. =)
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Trip commented on the blog post Jim Webb Will Not Seek Re-Election
Man, reading some people here, we’ve got some real pessimists on our hands.
I think Webb stepping down is GREAT news. As someone in the 5th district, I’m hoping to see Tom Perriello run for the seat. He won our heavily Republican district by kicking out corrupt Republican Virgil Goode in the 2008 election by 700 votes, then went on to support health care, cap and trade, and other policies. Then, when reelection time came, he ran on his record, rather than away from it, going so far as to have a rally with Obama. He lost by 3 points, but outperformed in the district by 14 points.
He held tons of town hall meetings, was always civil and thoughtful, honest about his beliefs and opinions, and willing to do what he thought was right even if it wasn’t popular. And I’m not just saying that as feel-good language, these things have been proven through his actions.
I never thought I’d be lucky enough to be represented in the 5th by someone like him. If we’re really lucky, we could have him in the Senate next! =)
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