Posted on 04/18/2005 6:12:41 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
Weekly wrap-up of Virginia Campaign New. Post 'em if you got em...
April 11, 2005 Thread
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VA Gubernatorial Race: Kilgore(R) 44% Kaine(D) 36%
Corin's Comment: Great news, just remember tho, it's Rasmussen.
Senate 2006: From Venerable to Vulnerable The 14 seats most likely to change hands in 2006
Corin's Comment: Just remember it's Sabato.
J. Warner mum on rule vote
by Peter Hardin
WASHINGTON -- It's not clear if he got it from former wife Elizabeth Taylor or if it is innate, but U.S. Sen. John W. Warner has a flair for the dramatic.
The fifth-term Virginia senator was one of only a handful of Republicans to remain undecided last week as their leaders weighed a possible Senate rule change to ban filibusters of judicial nominees.
Corin's Comment: Not printable on FR.
From Sunday:
Hanger misses ballot deadline
GOP hopeful was minutes late, came up short on signatures
by Larry O'Dell
State Sen. Emmett W. Hanger Jr., R-Augusta, came up minutes late and about 3,500 signatures short in his bid to get on the Republican primary ballot for lieutenant governor.
Corin's Comment: Tax-hiking RINO goes down.
From Saturday
Kaine camp raises red flag on Kilgore ad spot
by Jeff Schapiro
Jerry W. Kilgore, the likely Republican nominee for governor, is stepping up his attack on Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine with a tongue-in-cheek radio commercial likening the Democrat to a motorist who signals right, "then suddenly turns hard to the left."
Corin's Comment: Schapiro
Kilgore ping.
George Allen ping.
Good grief................
Gopher State bump for George.
Sen Allen spoke at the Oklahoma GOP Convention on Saturday morning -- when he left after the speech, those Allen in 2008 signs outside the Convention were true -- he is definitely the frontrunner among Oklahoma activists. He was also at our banquet on Friday night when J.C. gave an awesome speech and moved closer to announcing for our OK Governor's race.
Senator is one of the most articulate, witty speakers I have ever heard and he had the whole convention eating out of his hand before he was through. He assured everyone there that the Republicans will use the Constitutional option on judges. From the newspaper article:
U.S. Sen. George Allen, R-Va., who was keynote speaker, said an effort should start this month to eliminate filibusters in the Senate over President Bush's appointees to federal appeals courts.
``It's time for the Senate to do what they were elected to do and that is vote,'' Allen said. ``We're put in these positions to do something, not just warm a seat.''
For Lt Gov -- what do you think of the two remaining?
It's nice to see that Hanger took responsibility for his SNAFU, if after a little carping.
I haven't staked a claim in the LG race. I like both of them. I'm ~possibly~ leaning to Connaughton, but I need to see more.
I've signed on with Baril in the AG race. Nothing against McDonnell, but I've personally worked with Baril in the past.
Many of you have already signed up for tomorrow night’s dinner. If you haven’t please do so quickly as we only have a few seats left. Senator George Allen will keynote the 2005 Fairfax County Republican Committee's Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Tuesday night at Maggiano's Little Italy at Tysons Galleria.This is the FCRC's big night to thank those volunteers who really went the extra mile in the 2004 elections. This year we also have a very special guest, Senator George Allen, who is increasingly mentioned as a potential 2008 Presidential candidate, as our keynote speaker.
The VIP reception begins at 6:30 pm. The dinner and program begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $45 each or $100 for the VIP reception with Senator Allen.
There are only a few seats left, so please RSVP soon! You can RSVP online at www.fairfaxgop.com or contact FCRC Executive Director Michelle Presson at michelle.presson@fairfaxgop.org or 703-766-4467 to reserve a seat.
Sincerely,
Eric A. Lundberg
ChairmanPaid for and authorized by the Fairfax County Republican Committee.
I like both Bolling and Connaughton, but I think that hands down Connaughton is the better candidate -- both in terms of politics and policy. They're both conservatives, but of course they're going to nitpick and twist each other's votes and positions in order to gain leverage and advantage.
Bolling has been going negative on Connaughton lately, criticizing him for things that he has done on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, mostly on tax issues. Of course, when Bolling was on the Hanover Board of County Supervisors, he did pretty much the same things that he is now criticizing Connaughton for doing.
Bottom line is that they're both staunchly pro-life, pro-(traditional) family and anti-tax, so we'll be fine with whoever wins the nomination. (Bolling supporters will dispute that Connaughton is anti-tax, but Connaughton is cutting the property tax rate by 16 cents this year from $1.07 to 91 cents per $100. He's also pushing to cap the tax liability on increased home assessments to 5.9% per year.)
I think that Connaughton can be a bigger help to the ticket, however, bringing someone on from Northern Virginia (even if he is south of the Occaquon River.) With Kilgore from Southwest VA and either McDonnell from VA Beach or Baril from Richmond, Bolling wouldn't add anything geographically whereas Connaughton could help form a connection with the Northern VA region for the whole ticket. Just my 2 cents
The fifth-term Virginia senator was one of only a handful of Republicans to remain undecided last week as their leaders weighed a possible Senate rule change to ban filibusters of judicial nominees.
I agree. We could use some geographic balance.
GOP has design on signs
At Shad Planking, candidates will pool support for Kilgore
by Tyler Whitley
"Signs, signs everywhere, and plenty of beer to drink!" That might be the motto of the Wakefield Shad Planking, the annual romp in the woods that is considered one of the festive highlights of the Virginia political season.
Corin's comment: I haven't been to the Shad Planking in 20 years. I don't think you can pee on the trees anymore though...
Kaine fires back at Kilgore, says rival 'too weak' to lead
Burst of negative ads shows gubernatorial race tight, analyst says
by Jeff Schapiro
Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is defending his faith-based opposition to abortion and the death penalty in a new radio commercial that blasts his likely Republican foe for governor as "not being straight" with voters and "too weak to lead Virginia."
Corin's comments; We need those bumper stickers. How can we make it happen?
Primary-law challenge filed
GOP suit says voter participation should not be open to all
by Tyler Whitley
The chairman of the Chesterfield County Republican Committee has filed suit in federal court in Richmond to overturn Virginia's open-primary law.
Independent Republican - my sweet aunt Fanny. The more I think about it, the more I agree with you. Pott-sy has a deal with M.Warner.
No, you still can...MUD
Mavericks in GOP stocked for races
Five Republicans who backed tax package have deep war chests
by Pamela Stallsmith
The five Republicans who face primary opponents after breaking party ranks to support tax increases last year boast some of the bigger campaign treasuries among the delegates.
Gilmore endorses Bolling in primary
Former governor, who praises the GOP senator's record, may back other anti-tax candidates
by Tyler Whitley
Gilmore endorses Bolling in primary Former governor, who praises the GOP senator's record, may back other anti-tax candidates
"I have no longer taken the position that just because a person is a particular candidate of this party that he should be worthy of support," Gilmore told a news conference.
DeLay appears at fundraiser
He praises Frederick for his anti-tax vote in the Virginia House by Peter Hardin
WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, under a cloud of ethics questions, cleared time in his schedule to headline a fundraiser yesterday for Virginia Del. Jeffrey M. Frederick, R-Prince William.
hmmmm....
That is all...MUD
I saw a bumper sticker this morning that said:
"DEAN Screams for me."
Couldn't decide if it was a joke or if they were series. I think the latter which just makes me ROFLMAO thinking that's all they've got.
Business leaders who endorsed the tax package have been giving money to those lawmakers who backed it, said one longtime observer of state politics.
"Those who supported what they did said they would back them financially, and they have," said Robert Holsworth of Virginia Commonwealth University. Also, the GOP leadership "decided a united party in 2005 was better than a party divided by civil war."
Business supporting tax increases never cease to amaze, particularly in light of a later comment in the article:
The Virginia Conservative Action PAC has given between $10,000 and $20,000 in cash and in-kind gifts each to Chapman, Jarvis, Kenney and Oprison, as well as to two other Republican challengers.
"We felt that there was absolutely no justification in doing what they did in going against the majority in the House," Robin DeJarnette, the PAC's executive director, said of the mavericks. "There was no evidence that the tax increase was needed."
And the 2.5% cut in the grocer tax will be totally offset by the final installment of the cigarette tax increas that was FULLY supported by Philip Morris.
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