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Republican Ed Gillespie: A Reagan conservative tries to appeal and prevail in the age of Trump
Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | 11/4/2017 | Patrick Wilson

Posted on 11/06/2017 9:03:06 AM PST by leaymane

When he was attending Catholic University of America, Ed Gillespie worked three jobs, one in a campus dining hall, one as a short-order cook and one parking cars at the U.S. Senate.

Through the job as a parking lot attendant, Gillespie learned of an internship opportunity that led to a job on Capitol Hill, and he has not stopped working in politics and public affairs since.

Gillespie, communications ace, former lobbyist and senior aide to President George W. Bush, will find out Tuesday if Virginia voters will send a Reagan conservative to the Virginia governor’s mansion in the era of Donald Trump.

Should Gillespie succeed, he would become the first Republican elected statewide in Virginia since Bob McDonnell led his party’s sweep of statewide offices in 2009. He would likely have a GOP-controlled legislature to pass a broad agenda of bills he could sign into law.

“Job creation, getting Virginia growing again, is central to my campaign,” Gillespie said in an interview Thursday. “I truly think we should be first in the country. ... I’ve been talking about this from day one.”

The race between Gillespie and Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is considered close. Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by 5.3 percentage points in Virginia in November, but with lower turnout expected in this year’s governor’s race, Gillespie has given hope to Republicans.

This is Gillespie’s second run for statewide office in Virginia, after narrowly losing to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in a low turnout 2014 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at richmond.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: edgillespie; election; ronaldreagan; virginia
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To: trebb
LOL! A Senator from any State affects all the others - you propose ditching Gillespie for the Democrap - and you think we're punking you - dream on sunshine

You poor bastard - you don't even know that Gillespie's not running for Senate.

Typical out-of-stater.


161 posted on 11/07/2017 10:24:12 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: trebb
Talked with other Virginians who agree with me - with folks like you on our side Hillary would be President now and you’d be justifying it.

Before you continue on with your Gillespie cheerleading, the least you could do is learn what office he's seeking. LOL

162 posted on 11/07/2017 10:27:25 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: leaymane
Personally, I'm more enthusiastic about voting for him than Trump in 2016.

Orly? Gillespie hasn't been very supportive of President Trump. If he had been, he'd probably stand a much better chance of winning tonight.

Let's hope he wins. I find it hard to believe that he's a "Reagan conservative". In Virginia, that hardly seems likely...

163 posted on 11/07/2017 10:29:24 AM PST by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: sargon

The way Cheap Labor Express Ed’s being portrayed by the paid GOPe shills on Free Republic today, you’d think that Gillespie’s channeling Ronaldus Magnus himself. Why, some are so enamored of the “R” after his name they’re not even sure what Ed’s running for!


164 posted on 11/07/2017 10:34:30 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: leaymane

I was just thinking what the headlines will be tomorrow if Gillespie loses:

REPUBLICAN LOSES, PARTY WILL NEVER AGAIN RUN A RINO

OR

TRUMP LOSES VA AGAIN


165 posted on 11/07/2017 10:57:52 AM PST by Maris Crane (.)
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To: Maris Crane

I like the first one!


166 posted on 11/07/2017 11:28:30 AM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: COBOL2Java
You're right - I screwed that one up.

Now fess up - you're voting for the Dem aren't you?

And by the way

Donate to FR

if I'm wrong, I admit it - you seem to try to ignore it....

167 posted on 11/07/2017 11:44:27 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
You're right - I screwed that one up.
Now fess up - you're voting for the Dem aren't you?

LOL! Typical GOPe cheerleader response. Sorry, that canard doesn't work any more. "We the People" are sick and tired of being force fed your sh!t sandwich candidates for the last 30 years. Let's kick some of them to the curb, and maybe in a few election cycles, the remaining ones will get tightened sphincters and start listening to us instead of assuming we'll gladly accept whatever crappy RINOs you shove down our throats just because they have an "R" after their name.

So how much are you being paid to shill for them? Now fess up...

168 posted on 11/07/2017 12:06:33 PM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Gillespie has done that himself, don’t beat up someone for stating the obvious.

If Gillespie wins, it will happen in spite of himself... He can thank that racist latino ad for handing him the election.


169 posted on 11/07/2017 12:07:59 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: fortheDeclaration

Gillespie has done that himself, don’t beat up someone for stating the obvious.

If Gillespie wins, it will happen in spite of himself... He can thank that racist latino ad for handing him the election.


170 posted on 11/07/2017 12:07:59 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: trebb
Hey, GOPe cheerleader! Here's a great headline for tomorrow!

REPUBLICAN LOSES, PARTY WILL NEVER AGAIN RUN A RINO


171 posted on 11/07/2017 12:10:21 PM PST by COBOL2Java (John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
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To: leaymane

Well, if conservatives had been at their game, they would have fronted a real conservative. Be that as it may, he’s gotta be better than what the democrats are selling, if only slightly so. Baby steps are better than no steps at all.


172 posted on 11/07/2017 12:19:41 PM PST by Flaming Conservative
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