Our local Senior Center has sponsored a Senior Statesman of Virginia candidates FORUM in election years and this year's FORUM was held on Wednesday. The current LIB/DEM US Congressman Tom Perriello attended with Independent Tea Party candidate Jeff Clark. GOP candidate CURRENT State Senator Robert Hurt advised the Senior Center FORUM committee in July that since they had not consulted him on the inclusion of Clark in the FORUM, he would not be attending the event. In an "American Idol" moment, the Senior Statesmen indicated they would hold a "place" for Hurt if he changed his mind.
KUDOS to Robert Hurt for sticking to his guns and SHAME on the local MEDIA for spinning this event. A FORUM is NOT A DEBATE and the Senior Statesmen KNEW for over a month that Hurt would not attend. He DID attend the local Americans for Prosperity event earlier this month where Dick Morris appeared and where over 300 GOP/Hurt supporters attended and he has attended several county GOP events. He has an EXCELLENT local campaign team and I agree that the issues between HURT and PERRIELLO are WAY TOO IMPORTANT to be aired in a FORUM format with a third party spoiler.
We have the "Pelosi Lap Dog Perriello" BECAUSE 750 GOP/Independent voters took it for granted that long-time Congressman Virgil Goode would automatically win 2 years ago.
Fortunately, the Albemarle county League of Women Voters will have a REAL DEBATE in October and Hurt has agreed to attend that format without the distraction of Clark.
http://www.roberthurtforcongress.com/news/read.aspx?id=89
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.
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Wallace I was at our County Rep Convention last night, the room was packed, hot but we won the most delegate spots for our State convention. It was announced that last year in Mi 2700 Precindt Delegates in Michigan, this year 7500. People are fired up and excited to take back our country.
Perriello came in on Obama's coat tails and NOW he has Obama's RECORD to run ON....I work the polls in my precinct and catch up with old friends!!!
In many of the races the libs (and media) only hope is to encourage a 3rd party, who will take away votes from the competetive candidate.
Jon * Ross Perot! We got Slick Willie because of Ross Perot!!!
Perot ran, Wallace, because he was so mad at Bush 1 for not doing anything about the POWs, which he promised Perot 4 years earlier he would. To split the vote, and hurt Bush, Perot ran. You are right, it bequeathed us Clinton.
Jay * Hurt had 7 opponants for GOP primary and all have endorsed him. Clark is a spoiler and will give the TEA Party a black eye because of his entering the race. REAL Tea Party in VA has endorsed HURT.
I don't see why a GOP candidate wouldn't want to talk WITH a Third Party Candidate. If he has better ideas, he can present them.
I know that the GOP vote can be split with Tea Party candidates... but the reason they are running is because the GOP failed to have any self control...
Lane the third party candidate has no backing, no campaign, no substance. The Dem and Hurt both have records to run on.