November 18, 2009

I’d like to see some intelligent commentary on this issue.

Posted by Not Jim Moran under 2010 Congressional Races
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Earlier today, the WaPo blog speculated that Pat Herrity might be challenging Keith Fimian for the right to run against Gerry Connolly. They also mentioned Tim Hugo. Bloggers have been swarming over this news like vultures. Check here, and here .

Really? I would hope that my blogging colleagues don’t bite all of the bait that the WaPo gives out. This isn’t even intelligent commentary on the issue. I’ve spoken with Herrity several times, and everybody knows that he wants a run in 2011 for Chairman. Also, there are rumors that Sharon Bulova will be retiring, paving the way for a Republican takeover of the Board of Supervisors.

As for Tim Hugo, I’ve heard his name mentioned for Lt. Governor. From what I can gather, he is very happy to be a Delegate. I would be shocked if any elected official in Fairfax runs. More than likely an “activist” will run, and Fimian will win the primary with 70% of the vote.

Why does everybody get bent out shape over everything now? With the governors race over, is there nothing to talk about?

 

November 18, 2009

Post-Election Commentary, Part II

Posted by Not Jim Moran under 2009 Governor's races, The Media, WaPo
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In this Part, I’ll be looking at the WaPo endorsements. Afterwards, I’ll provide some commentary.

First, lets see how partisan they were. In the statewide races, they endorsed 3 of 3 Democrats. In the in 23 Delegate Districts that they made endorsements in, they endorsed 20 Democrats and 3 Republicans. In the 26 total endorsements that they made, 88.5% were Democrats. Now, how can the WaPo legitimately claim to be a non-partisan newspaper? Not only that, only 46% of their nominees won.  None of their statewide picks won, nor did their Republicans, as well as a few others.

Very interesting. I think voters will be looking at the WaPo picks next time with a grain of salt. How can we say that the Washington Post picks candidates that share the values of the voters? Creigh Deeds won by the biggest landslide in VA history. My message to the Post: Please endorse more Democrats running for Statewide office. Voters of VA love rejecting your picks.

 

November 17, 2009

In Arizona’s 15th District,

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30 jobs have been created. Except there’s one problem. Arizona only has 8 Congressional Districts.

 

So, the question is, where did the jobs go? More here.

 

November 16, 2009

Speaker Howell re-elected

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More here.

The caucus also re-elected its three top leaders: Morgan Griffith as majority leader, Sam Nixon as caucus chairman and Kirk Cox as majority whip.

 

November 13, 2009

Where did Tim Kaine go?

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Its a Declared State of Emergency in Virginia. But that doesn’t stop Tim Kaine from doing DNC business out of the state. Call his taxpayer-funded office at (804) 786-2211 and ask him why he is not in VA, where he is needed.

 

November 12, 2009

Meet Will Nance

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Will Nance

I recently had a chance to talk to Will Nance, Republican Candidate for Senate in the 37th Senate District. This district is Ken Cuccinelli’s district, and will be subject to a special election within the coming weeks. Nance is among three Republicans vying for the seat. The other two, Steve Hunt and Marianne Horinko. They will be interviewed soon.

Nance is the Executive Director of Greenspring and has lived in Northern Virginia for over 20 years. He’s also worked for George H.W. Bush and has been involved with Prison Fellowship Ministries. Let’s see what he had to say:

Why Run for State Senate?

I’ve seen our society change a great deal with the kind of future we’re leaving our kids and the overreaching and expansion of government. I’ve seen the impact of government on businesses and healthcare and how it drives up costs.

How are you competitive among your Republican challengers?

I bring unquie skills to the table. I understand how to run programs and services. I run Greenspring, one of the largest reteriment communities. I think we need more businessmen in government.

How confident that you can win the general election?

I’m very confident. I have a great deal of grassroots support. I think that voters spoke loud and clear a week ago. I would be very excited to work with Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling, and Ken Cuccinelli.

How involved are you in the community?

I’m very involved and have been involved since High School. I’ve gone door to door, and have been involved within the party and and with organizations with the conservative movement.

Excluding 2009, why has the Republican Party been unsuccessful in recent years?

We failed to remain conservatives  We need to stand for lower taxes and limited government, not try and be something we’renot. If we had acted like conservatives, we wouldn’t have lost.

In VA and NJ, the voters spoke loud and clear. Now that we’re back in power, will we live up to the conservative values that the voters are expecting? I think we will this time.

There you go! For more information, visit his website at http://willnance.com/

 

November 11, 2009

An interesting Challenger for Moran…

Posted by Not Jim Moran under 2010 Congressional Races, Jim Moran, Matthew Berry
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Matthew Berry announced yesterday that he is forming an exploratory committee to see if he should run against Jim Moran. Not sure what the rest of the GOP field is going to be like, but anybody is an improvement over Moran.

 

Click here to enter his website!

 

 

 

November 10, 2009

Post Election Commentary, Part I

Posted by Not Jim Moran under 2009 Governor's races, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Gerry Connolly, Keith Fimian
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Its offical. Its been one week since Bob McDonnell was elected Virginia’s next Governor. Now that all of the pundits have had their say, I’m going to a little commentary. I’ll be doing a three part series on the election. First, I look at the results in the 11th District and compare them to Gerry Connolly’s margins last year. In part two, I’ll see which candidates with the WaPo endorsements won, and finally in Part III, I’ll compare all of Northern Virginia to previous years, and give some commentary on what it means for next year or 2011.

PART I: GERRY CONNOLLY VS. BOB MCDONNELL

2009

11th District:

Bob McDonnell: 106, 955 55.25%

Creigh Deeds: 86, 332 44.59%

Fairfax County:

Bob McDonnell: 70, 245 53.48%

Creigh Deeds: 60, 880 46.35%

Fairfax City:

Bob McDonnell: 3,285 52.97%

Creigh Deeds: 2,909 46.91%

Prince William:

Bob McDonnell: 33, 425 59.63%

Creigh Deeds: 22,543 40.22%

2008

11th District:

Gerry Connolly: 196, 598 54.68%

Keith Fimian: 154, 758 43.04%

Fairfax County:

Gerry Connolly: 129, 294 55.26%

Keith Fimian: 99, 418 42.49%

Fairfax City:

Gerry Connolly: 6, 125 55.44%

Keith Fimian: 4, 627 41.88%

Prince William:

Gerry Connolly: 61, 179 53.44%

Keith Fimian: 50, 713 44.30%

If I were Gerry Connolly, I would be looking at these numbers carefully.

 

November 10, 2009

Support for Steve Hunt keeps growing!

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Took this list from Steve Hunt‘s website. You know, my advice to the other two candidates running for this nomination: You can spend ALL of the money you want, but at the end of the day, its the grassroot support that really matters. Looking at this list I see lots of successful elected officials and committee members. I’ll do my best to interview all three candidates, but from a neutral point of view, Steve Hunt is the favorite to win, I think.
  • The Honorable Dave Albo -Virginia Delegate
  • The Honorable Dick Black -Former Virginia Delegate
  • The Honorable Rita Thompson -Former Fairfax County School Board member
  • Jim Rich -10th Congressional District Chairman
  • Howe Lind -10th District State Central Committee member
  • Becky Stoeckel -11th Congressional District Chairman
  • Keith Damon -11th District State Central Committee member
  • Patricia Phillips -Former Concerned Women for America Virginia chairman and former state senate candidate
  • Janet Haley-Varre -Former president of the Western Fairfax Republican Women’s Club
  • Bob FitzSimmonds -Former Senator Cuccinelli Legislative Assistant & State Senate Candidate
  • Bruce Kemp -Former Senator Cuccinelli Legislative Assistant and former pregnancy center executive director
  • Eve Barner -Former Senator Cuccinelli staff member
  • Linda Perry -Pro-life author, speaker and former Assist Pregnancy Center executive director
  • Bob Kukler -Long-time Fairfax County pro-life activist
  • Neil Markva -Long-time Fairfax County conservative activist and constitutional lawyer
  • Ron Reese -Long-time Fairfax County conservative activist
  • Joe Strada -Long-time Fairfax County pro-life activist
  • Tom Schaaf -Springfield District precinct captain
  • Virginia Cheezum -Springfield District precinct captain
  • Kevin Chand -Springfield District precinct captain
 

November 9, 2009

HOUSE VOTES 220-215 FOR HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION

Posted by Not Jim Moran under Eric Cantor, Gerry Connolly, Glen Nye, Healthcare, House Republicans, Jim Moran
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Over the weekend, the House voted in favor of the Healthcare reform legislation Let’s see how Virginia’s Congressmen voted. I’ve provided the office numbers of Congressmen who voted yes. They have some explaining to do.

Rob Wittman: NO

Glen Nye: NO

Bobby Scott: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 8351

Randy Forbes: NO

Tom Perriello: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 4711

Bob Goodlatte: NO

Eric Cantor: NO

Jim Moran: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 4376

Rick Boucher: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 3861

Frank Wolf: NO

Gerry Connolly: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 1492

 

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