And now for today's installment of the Chronicles of the Great RPV death spiral:
M. Park GOP candidates to run as independents
Published: June 19, 2008According to Manassas Park Vice Mayor Bryan Polk, toeing the party line isn't necessary at the local level.
This may partially explain why he and two other like-minded councilmen are running for re-election this fall as independents. Polk won as a Republican in 2004, yet he and former Republican Mayor Bill Treuting and fellow Councilman Keith Miller, a registered Republican, will be running as independents on Nov. 4.
Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
Whatever could be the cause of such a move?
Former councilman and active local Republican Noreen Slater criticized the trio's decision. Slater said the widespread popularity of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may have influenced the trio's decision to run as independents."It's a bad time to be Republicans," Slater said. "They just took the easy way out."
Yes, in the face of the rising popularity of Barack Obama, and the declining Republican brand who could blame these courageous independents for taking the steps necessary to lead their community? Who could blame them?