Hotline on Virginia: Stall Victory "Jeopardizes the Republican Majority"

By: Lowell
Published On: 7/1/2007 12:44:16 PM

Courtesy of the National Journal's Hotline (Friday edition) (bolding added for emphasis):

Conservative Tricia Stall (R), who recently won the GOP primary over state Sen. Marty Williams, is viewed as a "pretty extreme candidate." Before the primary, Dems had "no plans of fielding a candidate against Williams in the 1st Senate District." Now, even some GOPers predict that Stall's victory in the primary improves Dems' chances of taking what was thought to be a secure GOP seat. Fairfax Co. Del. Vincent Callahan Jr. (R): "It jeopardizes the Republican majority in the Senate, very definitely." In the November general election, Dems need four seats to get majority control in the Senate (McLaughlin, The Washington Times, 6/29)

Wall Street Journal's Moore writes: Successful primary challenges to liberal GOP state Sens. have made VA Dems "giddy over the chance to face a divided GOP" in Nov., and "given the bitterness" of VA GOPers' "intra-party feud, don't be surprised if" Dems take the legislature. "If that happens," GOP '08 "hopefuls better watch out. This is a must-win state if they are to have any chance of keeping Hillary Clinton out of the White House" (6/23).

Very interesting, but Democrats need to make sure they do NOT get overconfident.  Let's work our butts off, then hopefully we'll have something to celebrate when we take back the State Senate, and make major gains in the House of Delegates, come November.

Comments



Tricia Stall is Against Public Education. (Susan P. - 7/1/2007 1:59:40 PM)
Tricia Stall is against public education.  Not as in, public education could be better.  As in, public education should be eradicated. She signed a petition to that effect.

I know what you're thinking.  Where do they find these people?  Tidewater.



Stall-Typical of the Current RPV (Sweatin'LikeNixon - 7/1/2007 2:19:37 PM)
Pity the Republicans of old. they are being chased out by the likes of Stall, Rerras, etc.
In the past, these would have been fringe candidates from third parties, at best. Now, they are the choices if you hold your nose and go to the polls.


Margaret Edds' comments (Vivian J. Paige - 7/1/2007 2:34:57 PM)
According to the most recent survey from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, 37 percent of state voters identify themselves as Republicans, 33 percent as Democrats and 28 percent as independents. Even if every single Republican lines up on the GOP side, the party can't win without attracting a substantial bloc of independents.

That's not likely to happen if Republicans persist in nominating candidates such as Patricia Stall, who unseated Senate Transportation Chair Marty Williams of Newport News in last month's GOP primary. Stall's anti-tax credentials are impeccable, but sensible independents may be a bit concerned about her views on education.

Stall once signed a statement in favor of "ending government involvement in education." If she loses, only the disingenuous will suggest that moderate (liberal, in Moore's parlance) Republicans are to blame.

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Against public education? (lgb30856 - 7/5/2007 12:44:09 PM)
hmm, wonder where that came from.

why is her daughter in private school now after attending warwick high school.
her son graduated from warwick and is now in college. was she against public education then?
wish wash. wish wash. or should I say flip flop?