A local Democrat – David Hill – penned an LTE to the Free Lance Star backing Krystal Ball, the Democrat who wants to defeat and replace Congressman Rob Wittman.
Hill (a genuinely decent fellow, BTW), opens his letter thusly:
Rep. Rob Wittman, a strong conservative, is in direct opposition to positions taken by Sens. Warner and Webb. If you agree with the senators and disagree with Rep. Wittman, vote for Krystal Ball.
Read that last sentence again, carefully, “If you agree with the senators and disagree with Rep. Wittman, vote for Krystal Ball.”
Lest we forget, Warner (as a candidate) supported TARP, and Webb voted for it. Wittman opposed it. Warner and Webb voted for Democare; Wittman opposed it. Warner and Webb voted to let the EPA impose anti-carbon “global warming” regulations; Wittman voted against cap-and-trade.
So by all means, “If you agree with the senators and disagree with Rep. Wittman, vote for Krystal Ball.” I suspect most voters in the 1st District will, like me, vote to re-elect Wittman.
Cross-posted to RWL and the Real Krystal Ball
Filed under: 2010 Elections, Democrats, Krystal Ball, National Politics, Northern Neck Politics, Republican Party of Virginia, Republicans, Rob Wittman, Spending, Virginia Politics
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“if you disagree with Wittman vote for Ball.”
Um, no duh. However, it’s a hugely Republican district. More people agree with Wittman than disagree with him. Without checking, I’d guess Webb didn’t carry the district, although Warner probably did, since the Republicans fielded the weakest possible candidate against him.
What a great letter for Rob Wittman!
We did not have the weakst possible candidate. We could have had Marshall.
Freddie: Marshall would have been stronger. He wouldn’t have won, but he’d have driven up enthusiasm in the GOP base.