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The American people are understandably queasy.” – Barack Hussein Obama, July 22, 2009. What is making the American people queasy is a Congress that does not pay attention to those who hired them in the first place. What is making the American people queasy is a Congress that does not do the job for which…
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There were no polls, as one of the candidates for the Republican Party nomination in the 20th, Dickie Bell, famously tried to assert upon the departure of State Del. Chris Saxman from the 20th District race two weeks ago, but conventional wisdom would have had Saxman ahead of Democrat Erik Curren if there had been…
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Former Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has released a statement today announcing that he will not run for the Republican Party nomination for the seat in 2010.
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The 20th District Republican Party nomination is Dickie Bell’s to lose, just as it appeared this time last week in the hours after Chris Saxman’s stunning announcement that he was dropping out of the race. Bell is an ideal candidate in more ways than one. The 62-year-old moderate is in his fourth term on Staunton…
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Republicans for Deeds. A prominent Democrat for McDonnell. The fight for the center is on. “Eighteen years ago, I came to Richmond as a freshman delegate with both Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell,” former Roanoke Republican State Sen. Brandon Bell said this week at the launch of what is formally known as Virginians for Deeds,…
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Republican Party gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell seems to agree now that Virginia needs to invest more in its transportation system. That’s good news. Two questions. One, can we trust somebody who has been a key player on the team that has been blocking substantive progress on transportation solutions to do what he is now saying…
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“Do Augusta County Democrats have a death wish?” That was what greeted me to the desk this morning, an e-mail note from a friend and Democratic Party strategist with a link to a story in today’s News Leader discussing 20th District House candidate Erik Curren’s religious beliefs and criticisms from fellow Democrat Tracy Pyles to…
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So now that Chris Saxman is out in the 20th House District, what happens next? Republicans will meet this weekend to name a replacement on the ticket for Saxman, a four-term incumbent. Names that are being bandied about include Scott Sayre, whose rumored interest in the 20th was first mentioned to me last fall, when…
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Staunton Republican State Del. Chris Saxman confirmed the bombshell news – that he is withdrawing from the 20th House District race to “pursue new opportunities.” AFP editor Chris Graham was at Friday’s news conference and reports back with a one-on-one interview with Saxman talking about why he decided to drop out and video of Saxman…
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The Daily News-Record is reporting this morning that 20th District Republican State Del. Chris Saxman is expected to announce today he will step down from his seat in the House of Delegates and will not stand for re-election. DNR reporter Jeff Mellott reported that he reached Saxman by phone Thursday evening and got confirmation from…
