Democrat who supported Allen loses primary in Virginia...

[Virginia Dare]

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The defeats, combined with the win of Del. A. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) over incumbent Sen. Benjamin J. Lambert III (D-Richmond) in the Democratic primary, underscore how a highly ideological electorate showed up at the polls yesterday to punish candidates they viewed as straying from their party's core principles.



In other news wing-nuttery reigns the GOP in Virginia, good news for the Democrats...

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Sen. Martin E. Williams (R-Newport News) was defeated by conservative Tricia B. Stall, who once signed a petition for "ending government involvement in education."

Sen. Brandon J. Bell II (R-Roanoke) was defeated by Ralph K. Smith, who had said the incumbent was too moderate. Bell had been a major backer of a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/12/AR2007061202025.html

[Zodiak]

1. The purge has begun in earnest

and if you ask me, it could not come a moment too soon. We need conservative Democrats in this age like we need a team-mate who has been paid to throw the game.

[underpants]

2. Lambert was openly booed at the JJ Dinner

MCEachin has been a really good force in the state for the last 10 years. Good for him.

[underpants]

3. Looks like Stosch beat Blackburn...barely

I voted for Blackburn-Why? Because he knocked on my door, shook my hand, and asked me to
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3312564&mesg_id=3312564

[Virginia Dare]

4. Ha Ha! You should have worn an Impeach Bush T-shirt...

that would have shook the old lady up.

In our Repubby primary I had the choice between a right-wing fundy nut and the son of our former long time Repuke county supervisor who pretty much let big developers do whatever they wanted, so I skipped it, there was no lesser of two evils there.

[underpants]

5. You are right I should have

they didn't have any promise not to vote in any other primary so I should have. They couldn't have NOT let me vote could they?

The only thing I said to the little old ladies was "Really you need an ID , to vote? that doesn't seem right"

[TygrBright]

6. Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw the other day....

"Cthulhu for President: Why settle for the lesser evil?"

Makes a certain twisted sense.

amusedly,
Bright

[SaveElmer]

7. It was nice to see Lambert get beat...

I went to college with McCeachin...we were both in the "College Democrats" waaaay back when...

He'll do a good job!