ABO's: realists
ABR's: ?
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Seriously, xzins, what is it about Virgil Goode's history running as a Democrat or losing to Democrats that makes him appear so consistent to you?
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 120,323 | 61% | George C. Landrith III | 70,869 | 36% | George R. "Tex" Wood | Virginia Reform | 6,627 | 3% | * | |||
| 1998 | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 73,097 | 99% | (no candidate) | Write-ins | 785 | 1% | |||||||
| 2000 | John W. Boyd, Jr. | 65,387 | 31% | (no candidate) | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | Independent | 143,312 | 67% | * | |||||
| 2002 | Meredith M. Richards | 54,805 | 36% | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 95,360 | 63% | Write-ins | 68 | 1% | |||||
| 2004 | Al C. Weed II | 98,237 | 36% | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 172,431 | 64% | Write-ins | 90 | 1% | |||||
| 2006 | Al C. Weed II | 84,682 | 40% | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 125,370 | 59% | Joseph P. Oddo | Independent Green | 1,928 | 1% | * | |||
| 2008 | Tom Perriello | 158,810 | 50.1% | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | 158,083 | 49.9% | * |
That he’s consistently rated conservative no matter where he’s been, and his pro-life record is stellar.
So, the issue is being the alternative to Obama or Romney.
It could be the CP or the LP, so far as “conservatism” is concerned. The LPs are pro-choice, so that rules them out for me automatically without looking any further into their principles.
Did you support TARP?