Virginia Republicans gathered this weekend at the Homestead resort in Hot Springs to discuss their recent losses in races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Among the things they decided is that the party will nominate their candidate to challenge Sen. Mark Warner at a convention rather than allowing the people to have a role in the decision. This is exactly how the Republicans wound up with three too-conservative losing candidates in November. The convention attracts people like Nancy Stone of Harrisonburg, who might be just a tad more conservative than your average persuadable Commonwealth voter.
She was at [E.W.] Jackson’s hospitality suite, which he catered on a tight budget by encouraging attendees to bring pies for a pie-tasting contest. Stone bagged top prize with a pecan pie she had made.
“He was the real deal,” she said. “I think we need more candidates like him.”
In case you forgot, E.W. Jackson was the Virginia GOP’s candidate for lieutenant governor, and not only is he certifiably insane and uncommonly dishonest, but he was drubbed by Ralph Northam by over 10 points.
Of course, it isn’t certain that E.W. Jackson will challenge Warner. When asked about it, he replied, “I’m running for Jesus right now and that’s enough. If that ever changes, you’ll be the first to know.”
You’d think that Jesus would be the first to know.
Mark Warner to Virginia is like Chuck Schumer to New York or Dianne Feinstein to California. He’s unbeatable in primary and GE. I hope they spend every penny they have on that race.
And it wasn’t like they had their asses handed to them by conservadems, McAuliffe et all ran as liberals. How in the world are they spinning this? Gosh I hope they think they just weren’t conservative enough.
They always think they just weren’t conservative enough.
Jesus already knows. Believe it.
What do you think about this
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/ed-gillespie-mark-warner-virginia-100826.html?hp=r3
Thanks for this link. Unbelievable! The GOP thinks it’s a “very winnable race.” I can see why they would criticize immigration reform, when has any GOPer felt he had to answer for the Bush economic policy? This was news to me. Is it because it was too liberal?
Please tell me this convention will be televised. Please. Please. Pleeeeze!!!
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/ed-gillespie-mark-warner-virginia-100826.html#ixzz2mvtyyCeD
HOT SPRINGS, Va.–Former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie is considering a run against Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) next year….
….Virginia’s Senate race is currently not seen as competitive, but Gillespie’s entry would all-but-guarantee a real battle and could put the state on the map in 2014…..
….Gillespie, 52, would likely win the nomination if he chose to get in, but he would need to secure it in a convention controlled by activists. Conservatives might force him to answer for the Bush presidency, with an economic record widely criticized from the right, and for his post-White House push for immigration reform…
“Mark Warner – Bolshevik” Ha! Ha! Ha! ROTFLMAO
What do you think about this
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/ed-gillespie-mark-warner-virginia-100826.html?hp=r3
I didn’t realize Jesus was an elected position.
If someone wrote a television comedy with this kind of storyline, they would win a fucking Emmy. These people are beyond mockery.
I thought Republicans hated guys named Jesus.
Oh, THAT Jesus.
Thanks, hawesg, this made me laugh hard. I made a weird snorting sound and everything.
If E.W. Jackson’s campaign for Jesus is anything like his campaign for Lieutenant Governor, Satan should be happily contemplating the descent of the good Reverend.
The GOP would cut their own grandmother to win an election, so imagine the negative campaign they would run against the incumbent Jesus.
“Jesus wants America to be a weaker nation with all his hippie peacenik talk. The evil people in the Middle East will take advantage of a Jesus Presidency; he will never persuade those savages with words.
Jesus needs to answer: Does he believe in American exceptionalism?”
Is “running for Jesus” something like “running for the bus”? Because I think he missed it. And I don’t think Jesus recognizes any of his teachings in that loon.
Why am I supposed to care whether the GOP is learning from its mistakes? The GOP, after all, does not agree with you that they ARE mistakes.
Didn’t he mean to say:
Running from Jesus?
That would make some sense because the imagined Jesus would be pissed at charlatans like Jackson. Not that Jesus has ever made that known to any of the charlatans that have used his name throughout the centuries. But we can hope.