The words I have been waiting to hear for weeks (if not months) have finally been printed (Washington Post):
Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William) said today he is considering entering the race for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate.
. . . and the clouds parted as the sun shone through to brighten the land . . .
Seriously, Bob Marshall is now the dean of northern Virginia Republicans (Vince Callahan has retired), and as the party was getting pasted on November 6, he increased his percentage over 2005 (from 55% to 58%). He was also one of the very few Republicans who outpolled his Democratic opponent in Loudoun County (where the GOP was hit especially hard). Not only is he untainted by the stain of HB 3202 (a.k.a. the transportation tax hike of 2007), he was one of the brave few who led the fight against it.
So, he is obviously superior to Chris Saxman, and his record on life issues (for me) puts him ahead of Jim Gilmore (even without Gilmore’s very problematic opposition to the surge, which is still a show-stopper for me).
Moreover, FWIW, Delegate Marshall does not have any ordinary district. District 13 is easily the most heavily populated in the state, with over 81,700 registered voters (the nearest one to this is the 33rd, which has 20,000 fewer voters). As such, Marshall has had to campaign almost as hard as any State Senator (their districts average about 110,000).
This really is the best thing that could happen to the Republican Party of Virginia.
So, Delegate Marshall, if you’re reading this (and I hope you are) rest assured you will get at least one supporter in the Fredericksburg area.
BOB MARSHALL FOR SENATE!
November 22, 2007 at 9:24 am |
My reading of the Post article is that Gilmore did support the surge, and says it should continue, but later draq down our troops and force the Iraqi’s to fix their own situation…
Your statement is rather misleading…
Regardless, the Surge has worked, and a political sea change has obviously occurred…. since the opposing political elements are not shooting one another… it only begs to reason they are talking together now, and are probably close to a deal..
November 23, 2007 at 7:45 am |
STD,
Um, no.
This is how Gilmore ended his Post piece: “American interests come down to protection of our national security, protection of Israel’s right to exist, and averting, if possible, a general war in the Middle East, nuclear or otherwise. Our present conduct in Iraq distracts from or is detrimental to those goals.”
How, exactly, is that “support” for the surge?
December 7, 2007 at 3:45 pm |
[...] Marshall on WTOP Next Friday (12/14) at 10AM Delegate Bob Marshall - whom yours truly enthusiastically endorses for U.S. Senate- will be on the Mark Plotkin show on WTOP (103.5FM and 103.9 FM in northern VA), from 10-10:30 [...]
December 16, 2007 at 10:43 pm |
[...] Marshall on WTOP Delegate Bob Marshall, my candidate for U.S. Senate, talked to Mark PLotkin at WTOP on Friday. Among the interesting things to come out of the [...]
December 22, 2007 at 5:39 pm |
[...] for why we (or, at least for now I) have chosen Bob Marshall, here are a few points that , well, I mentioned earlier: Bob Marshall is now the dean of northern Virginia Republicans (Vince Callahan has [...]
December 23, 2007 at 3:45 am |
“So, Delegate Marshall, if you’re reading this (and I hope you are) rest assured you will get at least one supporter in the Fredericksburg area.”
Dumb question from a new reader: What county/city are you in if you don’t mind answering?
December 28, 2007 at 10:22 am |
Tim,
Sorry for the delayed response. Yours truly calls Spotsylvania home.
January 7, 2008 at 1:05 pm |
[...] line says more about Marshall’s critics than it does about him Ever since I declared my support for Bob Marshall’s Senate campaign, I have received a wide range of reaction, although much [...]