NC-5: Sen. Virginia Foxx Is NOT the Answer

The Clemmons Courier | Dwight Sparks

[conservativegadfly1]

Come again? Lousy campaign? Vernon got 45% of the vote in an apartheid district (that btw the Dems surgically drew him into when he had already filed for the state house in a neighboring, safe GOP district with no incumbent). Elizabeth Dole got 30% of the vote in that same house district. Allow me to put it another way. No other GOP candidate for the state house ran AHEAD of Dole by 15 points in 2002. In fact, Vernon got 70% of the white vote and 20% of the black vote. Imagine if every Repubican ran a "lousy" campaign with those results. If you don't like Vernon for some reason, that's fine. By all means say so. But don't make things up in an effort to belittle him.

[TaxRelief]

Hey CG1,

What do you think about my NC-5 Live thread, debate idea?

[conservativegadfly1]

It's a splendid idea, but I'm skeptical that more than two or three candidates would actually agree to participate.

[alancarp]

I will stand by the statement: lousy campaign. The ONLY ads I heard were attack ads -- not a single positive message of anything he was for. It was virtually identical to the failed strategies of Lauch Faircloth and Richard Vinroot. For cryin' out loud -- the opponent should have been in jail (and for some reason still hasn't been charged), and he couldn't come up with a winning message.

Insofar as liking Vernon or not, I've said in multiple posts that he's currently got my vote for this district until somebody convinces me otherwise: I do not belittle the man, only that last campaign, and I hope to see a different style this time, for if not -- well, he won't survive the primary.

[alancarp]

Re: #30 -- a fair, thoughtful analysis. I share the spin concerns on Foxx.

[RepublicanLady]

I didn't say that he lied. Vernon just turned an insult by the Journal into a bump for himself. It was clever, but it wasn't meant as a true comparison. The very Liberal W-S Journal has always had a knack for belittling Helms. The $8.95 was well spent, I hope. Vernon is just not Jesse Helms, not all all.

Jesse didn't turn away women voters like Robinson, and is actually behind Broyhill. True, Helms is backing Bankrupt Broyhill just as a favor to former Sen. Broyhill, but he is not in Robinson's corner. No one in this race gets along with everyone, but Robinson, far and away, is the most alienating.

[TaxRelief]

Falsely claiming = lying.

Are you a democrat? Democrats twist the meaning of words.

[RepublicanLady]

Yes...I'm a Democrat. That's why I post on a Conservative website. Vernon just hasn't been crowned as the next Jesse Helms by any Republican outlet, it was meant as an insult by a very Liberal paper. I didn't mean to get it twisted indicating that he was lying, as I hope it's now clear.

[TaxRelief]

I guess Robinson, IYHO, is a great campaigner (because) he makes news for falsely claiming that the W-S Journal called him "the next Jesse Helms".

Vernon just hasn't been crowned as the next Jesse Helms by any Republican outlet, it was meant as an insult by a very Liberal paper. I didn't mean to get it twisted indicating that he was lying, as I hope it's now clear.

Yes. Perfectly clear.

[TaxRelief]

Well,since all the real conservatives are at CPAC, it will have to be after Sunday.

[GOPJustice]

I hope the Ed Meese event went well for you.

[TaxRelief]

With the delayed primary, there is plenty of time to set up the online debate. I need to contact all the candidates and make sure that they all have a log-on (if they are interested).

What suggestions do you have for the thread debate guidelines? Obviously there is no need for time restrictions.