Posted on 06/03/2006 11:03:52 AM PDT by RDTF
Knowing the 8th Congressional District tends to vote overwhelmingly Democratic, neither Tom O'Donoghue, 41, or Mark Ellmore, 47, wants to be seen as a hardline Republican. "I don't have an elephant tattooed on my back end," O'Donoghue said. "I'm reaching out to labor organizations and African-Americans," Ellmore said. "I'm not interested in playing politics, I'm only interested in being the best I can be and spreading my message of hope and unity." The two candidates, both Alexandria residents, are vying for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D) in the fall. But first they will face each other in the June 13 primary election for the 8th District, which includes Arlington, Alexandria and Reston.
O'DONOGHUE, an Iraq War veteran, and Ellmore, a mortgage lender, appear to agree on political issues more often than not. They both believe Moran, an eight-term incumbent, has been in office too long and that congressmen should be subjected to term limits. "Jim Moran has lost his 'serve the people' and traded it for 'serve myself,'" Ellmore said. "He's addicted to the job. I don't think anyone should be in Congress for more than four or five terms."
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On that score we should also get rid of Warner.
Moran, the Clinton friend, does so much wrong but this area continues to remain ignorant of all of it.
"reaching out to labor organizations and African-Americans,"
I've always voted Republican against Moron; but now for this one!
Amen to that. Warner has got to go.
Jim Moran (D).
LOL. Where do they get these clowns.
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