Endorsements in the 22nd
I had meant to get to this a few days ago, but I have been busy dealing with other things.
There has been an interesting development in the race for the 22nd. Sen. Bell has now received the endorsements from many of the local elected GOPs in the district. I know all the electeds in Montgomery County have endorsed Bell, which should ensure he performs very well in that part of the district.
There are a good number of Roanoke Valley electeds, but I don't know if all of them are endorsing Bell or not. Either way this should bode well for him.
The most interesting endorsements are from Congressman Bob Goodlatte and LG Bill Bolling. These two, in my opinion, almost ensure Bell will win this primary. Bob Goodlatte is very well liked by most everyone in the 6th Congressional district, but certainly among GOP circles in the Roanoke area. This combined with Bolling's endorsement (who served in the Senate with Bell) should basically end this race. As far as I know, this is the only Senate race Bolling or Goodlatte has made an endorsement in (and remember Goodlatte represents the 24th as well).
I guess now a question is whether Goodlatte will make an endorsement in the race for the 24th. If he does, I would say he would probably be kingmaker there as well.
I will keep everyone up to date on any more developments in this area.
There has been an interesting development in the race for the 22nd. Sen. Bell has now received the endorsements from many of the local elected GOPs in the district. I know all the electeds in Montgomery County have endorsed Bell, which should ensure he performs very well in that part of the district.
There are a good number of Roanoke Valley electeds, but I don't know if all of them are endorsing Bell or not. Either way this should bode well for him.
The most interesting endorsements are from Congressman Bob Goodlatte and LG Bill Bolling. These two, in my opinion, almost ensure Bell will win this primary. Bob Goodlatte is very well liked by most everyone in the 6th Congressional district, but certainly among GOP circles in the Roanoke area. This combined with Bolling's endorsement (who served in the Senate with Bell) should basically end this race. As far as I know, this is the only Senate race Bolling or Goodlatte has made an endorsement in (and remember Goodlatte represents the 24th as well).
I guess now a question is whether Goodlatte will make an endorsement in the race for the 24th. If he does, I would say he would probably be kingmaker there as well.
I will keep everyone up to date on any more developments in this area.
posted by GOPHokie @ 12:09 PM
7 Comments:
At 5/30/2007 1:05 PM,
Spank That Donkey said…
The Race in the 24th is a race that clearly defines the tax issue. Should Scott Sayre win this it will go a long way to getting the Senate and the House of Delegates on the same page.
i.e. Don't spend every last $$$ that can be extracted from the citizens...
Our Delegates are the greatest beneficiary of the grassroots efforts, but they have not come forth yet.
My wonder is if the State wide candidates will take a stand? LG Bill Bolling beat Sean Connaughton decidely here in the 2005 primary which focused on the issue of taxes.
AG Bob McDonnell on the otherhand is receiving credit for Potts and Chichester vacating their seats in the first place for pushing the transportation deal.
Now is the chance to end 'business as usual' in the VA General Assembly....
At 5/30/2007 2:25 PM,
GOPHokie said…
STD, do you have an insight into whether Goodlatte is going to endorse Sayre; and if not why won't he?
At 5/30/2007 3:37 PM,
Spank That Donkey said…
No insight there. Rep. Goodelatte signed the no new taxes pledge. We have wondered if he is an 'extremist" also, like the rest of us?
You know grassroots volunteers, local Delegates... It seems to me there is only a one candidate out of step on the tax issue...
At 5/31/2007 6:14 AM,
Anonymous said…
Perhaps the greatest impetus for Bolling and Goodlatte endorsing Bell is that they realize that Smith is "unmanageable". Being a man of princples, Smith is not afraid to go up against the "big boys" even when those big boys are Goodlatte and Bolling. Smith endorses term limits, no doubt a sore subject with Goodlatte who broke his previous commitment to the same.
I really do not understand the thinking of Bolling. However, what he has done is to solidify the Smith supporters who might have been on the fence between Bolling and McDonnell in the governor's race firmly now in the McDonnell camp. This is going to be an interesting summer and fall!
At 6/05/2007 8:18 PM,
Anonymous said…
GOP Hokie,
Was it your name I saw on Brandon Bell's list of donors to the tune of $250?
If so, some of us might consider that something like a conflict of interest when we're looking for unbiased commentary from the blog master. Just curious.
At 6/05/2007 9:46 PM,
Anonymous said…
Since when are blogs unbiased?
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