So many citizens in democracies around the world don't come to the polls. The USA has a terrible record. One would think elections don't matter... Winston Churchill called Democracy "the worst form of government known to man..."This past election day, the Democratic party swept statewide offices in Virginia. A few weeks before the election, with a 12 point percentage lead according to the polls, Terry McAuliffe began admitting he wanted to tighten laws against right to bear arms. Terry's lead faded... Virginia believes in right to bear.
But Terry won anyway. So did Ralph Northam for Lt Governor. And Mark Herring for Attorney General. This past week Jennifer Wexton beat John Whitbeck to claim Mark Herring's State Senate seat. And John Whitbeck led the committee to select the form that the 10th Congressional District will use to select its candidate to run for Frank Wolf's seat (Frank announced he would retire after this term).
Frank's seat isn't a safe Congressional seat... although he made it appear to be one since winning the seat in 1982. We expect he will endorse Barbara Comstock, a former staffer who serves in the Virginia State Senate (and who attended Whitbeck's committee meeting earlier this week). Barbara had that meeting well orchestrated...
A canvass at ten locations in April will serve prelude to a GOP convention to select the candidate in May. Any bets on who will win the nomination? But the more important question: who will win the election against the Democratic opponent? I should mention that Winston Churchill completed the statement above with the words, "... except for every other type."
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