Joe T. May has qualified for the special Virginia State Senate election, 33rd district, in Loudoun County. He is running as an independent, even though he was elected to the House in 2011 as a Republican. May needed 250 valid signatures and submitted 843. This special election will determine which major party controls the State Senate. See this story. The election is on January 21.
Cuccinelli supporters? Yech.
Joe May was the Republican incumbent serving 10 terms. He was defeated in the republican primary by “tea party” favorite Dave LaRock. May had voted for the Governors transportation bill which got a lot of voters outraged. LaRock then defeat the Democrat and Libertarian Candidates. LaRock had a lot of support from area Ron Paul and Cuccinelli supporters.
I think you have enough threads already to complain about the LNC. No need to use this one for that.
paulie
It is common for people not of discernment to always find something other than their own failures as the reason to blame for losses.
Take for example, the LNC đŸ˜‰
Makes sense.
LP and anyone non-D/Roid may want to pay close attention to this one. If the Republicans win, expect legislation to shore up the duopoly, since they continue to blame Sarvis for their loss despite all polling evidence:
http://www.ballot-access.org/2013/12/washington-times-editorial-says-rob-sarvis-was-a-rump-republican-who-siphoned-republican-votes-in-virginia-gubernatorial-race/
So they don’t have an “Anti-Spoiler Law in Virginia?
He was dumped in a primary in June 2013. He expected, as it turned out correctly, that the Republican candidate would be chosen via a local convention of some sort, a convention that in VA tends to be packed with far-right types. I am unclear what a ‘fire-house primary’ is in Virginia parlance.
Whereas there is no incumbent in that office, did he state a reason for running as an independent? Why would he not seek the GOP nomination, if it were open?
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