Virginia Democratic Primary tomorrow for Governor
OpenCarry.org has been pushing for people to go out and vote for Brian Moran in tomorrow's Democratic primary for Virginia governor, not because he's pro-gun, but to punish Creigh Deeds - far and away the most pro-gun of the three Dems running to take on Bob McDonnell in the general election - for flipping from opposing closing the 'gun show loophole' to supporting closing it, though with amendments to weaken the bill that would close it.
I have a hard time believing that Moran could win in a statewide election against McDonnell, since Moran's liberal stances may play well in Northern Virginia, but would likely torpedo his chances in the rest of the state (and NoVa isn't big enough to carry the state with).
Terry McAuliffe has far and away the biggest campaign chest ($$$), but he'd likely be attacked as a 'carpetbagger,' even if he HAS lived in NoVa for over a dozen years.
So, if you follow OpenCarry.org's suggestion and vote for Moran, and he wins the nomination, you might get Moran, who attacked Deeds for being TOO gun-friendly.
OR you get McDonnell, who may agree with you more on guns, but has opposed abortion in all cases but those where the woman's life is in danger (yeah, he even opposes abortion in the cases of rape and incest - at least according to a 2005 WaPo article), and he was involved in getting a judge in Newport News fired for, um, being a lesbian.
Your call.
I have a hard time believing that Moran could win in a statewide election against McDonnell, since Moran's liberal stances may play well in Northern Virginia, but would likely torpedo his chances in the rest of the state (and NoVa isn't big enough to carry the state with).
Terry McAuliffe has far and away the biggest campaign chest ($$$), but he'd likely be attacked as a 'carpetbagger,' even if he HAS lived in NoVa for over a dozen years.
So, if you follow OpenCarry.org's suggestion and vote for Moran, and he wins the nomination, you might get Moran, who attacked Deeds for being TOO gun-friendly.
OR you get McDonnell, who may agree with you more on guns, but has opposed abortion in all cases but those where the woman's life is in danger (yeah, he even opposes abortion in the cases of rape and incest - at least according to a 2005 WaPo article), and he was involved in getting a judge in Newport News fired for, um, being a lesbian.
Your call.