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agentelrond

Virginia Democratic Primary tomorrow for Governor

Jun 08, 2009 20:03

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 ( Read more... )

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tko_ak June 9 2009, 03:23:13 UTC

I was wondering who you'd be voting for.

I've heard that the Republican in both Virginia and New Jersey are the front runners.

agentelrond June 9 2009, 04:06:07 UTC

Deeds. He's certainly more conservative than I am, but I wouldn't mind him as a governor. Far better than the Republican alternative. And I think he'd be much more likely to get things done with the state Senate and House of Delegates than either of the other two Democrats (and more likely to get elected in the first place).

I've voted for two Republicans in my life: former Rep. Tom Davis every time he ran since I was able to vote (except for 2000, when I was so liberal I almost picked Nader over Gore), and former Sen. John Warner the one time he ran since I was able to vote. I'm happy to vote for moderate Republicans, but McDonnell is just too damned conservative.

outdoorchica June 9 2009, 16:23:47 UTC

Aww, man, I miss your uberliberal days :P Remember when we were all into legalizing marijuana??

I'm torn as to if I should even vote, but from what I've heard, Deeds would be the best Dem to go up against the republican candidate and win.

agentelrond June 9 2009, 04:16:18 UTC

I know the front runners thing is certainly true in NJ, but in Virginia, I think the fact that McDonnell runs ahead of a matchup with any of the three may be due to the fact that the Dem nominee hasn't been chosen yet. Once that's happened and they've both had time to campaign, THEN I think the polls will be meaningful.

tko_ak June 9 2009, 05:02:21 UTC

Oh, polls mean nothing at this point. Just shows that voters are getting tired of Democratic governance in states that have had Democratic governors for most (or all) of the millennium. Voter fatigue is bound to happen, regardless of which party is in power.

agentelrond June 9 2009, 05:31:58 UTC

Actually, last I heard Kaine was still held in fairly high regard.
Rasmussen poll from April 16: "Fifty-six percent (56%) now approve of Governor Tim Kaine’s job performance, while 40% disapprove."

If McDonnell wins, I don't think it'll be because the voters of Virginia think Governors Warner and Kaine did a bad job.

Corzine, on the other hand, from what I understand has NOT done a good job with his state.

tko_ak June 9 2009, 06:57:50 UTC

Right, but Kaine isn't up for re-election because Virginia has that goofy one-term-at-a-time law. They may not dislike the individual men, but they may be ready for a new party to be in control. 12 years of Republicans gave us Clinton, 8 years of Clinton gave us Bush, 8 years of Bush gave us Obama. You know how cyclical it is.

Corzine has been pretty bad, from what I understand. It's a shame he didn't get around to legalizing gay marriage.

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