Americans for Responsible Solutions, an anti-Second Amendment PAC formed by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, is investing large amounts of money in the 10th district as Barbara Comstock’s race has tightened. Â Comstock has become a target of this PAC because of her strong support, and strong voting record, for our Second Amendment rights.
The PAC is investing over $230,000 in 2A ads across the country in key battleground areas where they feel gun violence is a major issue. (Since that’s not a major issue in the 10th district one wonders why they are targeting the district other than they think they might be able to put an anti gun representative in Congress.)
From the AugustaFreePress,
“The Vocal Majority of Americans support closing loopholes in our gun laws to help keep firearms out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them,†said ARS PAC Executive Director Peter Ambler. “Champions for the Vocal Majority are running in races up and down the ballot and voters deserve to know who will be their voice for commonsense gun safety laws, who will stand up to the gun lobby, and who will not. Voters are sick and tired of Congress failing to act – it’s time our lawmakers put voters first, not the gun lobby.â€
“Gun violence has become one of the most potent issues in House races across the country, particularly in these districts where gun violence prevention is a top-of-mind issue for voters whose current representatives have voted in lockstep with the gun lobby,†said Jeb Fain, Communications Director of House Majority PAC. “It’s clear that voters want to elect candidates who are champions for gun violence prevention, will work to pass commonsense gun safety measures, and bring real change to Congress that will save lives.â€
To help promote her anti 2A agenda Gabby Giffords was in Loudoun last week working with the Clinton campaign. More on that story here.Â
It appears this anti Second Amendment group is targeting Congresswoman Comstock because she has been a consist, strong, vote for Second Amendment laws and issues.
You can read more about this PAC against Comstock in a very biased article here.Â
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Comstock is sitting on almost two (2) million dollars in available campaign related funds (one thing you can’t deny about her is she can raise money for herself) and Democrat Bennett is cash starved going into the final weeks of the campaign, this $230K is a drop in the bucket to Comstock’s cash on hand. So in a close race just why isn’t she spending it “all out” to media bury her opponent in the NoVA market in what most are calling a close race? A frugal politico with other people’s money? Dream on!. What good is a cash stockpile at the end of the day if you lose your House seat?
I always like to look at internet domain name buys that are regularly published (at least for the time being until the new domain management team thanks to Obama will likely shut that insider information clue down). Do a lookup on the Comstock’s team recent domain purchases for yourself or those that don’t care to bother here are a few which she now controls comstockforsenate.com, comstockforsenate.org, barbaracomstockforsenate.com, and barbaracomstockforsenate.org.
So why hoard your cash and waste time in a tight race to acquire Senate related campaign internet domain names if your true heartfelt desire is to serve the Republican base of the 10th District? Perhaps a somewhat more cynical perspective is that Comstock’s ambitions are first and foremost and the voters not even a distant second. Quite a party team player if this scenario proves correct, as win or lose, she still can save a run for the US Senate, assuming of course the national Republican presidential candidate fails, Clinton goes with Kane to the WH and a seat is freed up for the most ambitiously self centered politician in Virginia today.
Who are the real losers here? I would say without question the people of the 10th District. There is a very simple way to put all this speculation to an abrupt end and that is just have Rep. Comstock go before the cameras prior to the election and state without qualification that she will not seek any potential open Virginia Senate seat if she is elected to the House this term. It will never happen in my opinion so just accept that your Republican vote in the House seat in the 10th is for someone just passing through for “bigger and more rewarding” things then serving the local voters. It’s all about the brass ring and little to do with serving the citizens. Shed no tears for Ms. Comstock though she will land on her feet regardless of outcome. Worse case she can follow in the footsteps of Virginia’s Eric Cantor who now is the highest paid political influence peddler on capital hill in the US today.
Not a bad analysis.
In fact, it is a good one.
She has got to be one of the luckiest electeds. If Babs waffles even 9 millimeters on this, it’s over.
Looks like there are plenty of good reasons to vote for and to support Comstock afterall.
Yep, this one is plenty enough, this one time.
Look again dude,
By sponsoring the new upgrade at Bearing Drift on July 4, 2016, were Republican candidates Ed Gillespie, Glenn Davis, and John Adams, also “investing in the defeat” of the Hon. Republican Congressman Dave Brat? Not to mention that most of the Bearing Drift Editors have also come out against the current Republican Presidential nominee. See this link about that sponsorship;
https://bearingdrift.com/2016/06/30/new-bearing-drift-sponsored-gillespie-davis-adams/
Now, check these links below to “hit” piece articles that have been on Bearing Drift in what looks like an apparent attempt to stop the re-election of the Hon. Republican Congressman Dave Brat. These are but a few. There are many, many, more negative “hit” pieces that have appeared on Bearing Drift about the Hon. Congressman Dave Brat. Just google “Dave Brat Bearing Drift” and see them for yourself.
https://bearingdrift.com/2016/07/19/dave-brat-bets-hillary/
https://bearingdrift.com/2016/03/17/do-nothing-dave-brat-does-nothing-again
https://bearingdrift.com/2016/10/20/breaking-dave-brat-lies-pro-life-record-anti-bearing-drift-screed/
So, why are claimed Republican candidates in 2017, Gillespie, Davis, and Adams, financially supporting in any way, (advertising, see comment by Bearing Drift General Counsel in first link) the attempt by some editors at a blog that claims to be “Virginia’s conservative voice”, to stop the “super conservative” Hon. Republican Congressman Dave Brat from being re-elected?
Hon. Congressman Dave Brat also possesses a 95% conservative rating from Heritageaction and 100% rating from Conservative Review.
Meanwhile, Bearing Drift editors continue to flood the blog with “puff” pieces about the unions Republican Congresswoman, Barbara Comstock. Her Heritageaction rating? 48%, that’s right, 48%. Her Conservative Review rating? 20%. Again, 20%.
So, why is a blog that calls itself “Virginia’s conservative voice” acting/writing more like “Virginia’s Liberal Voice”????? Or, are they “Virginia’s Censorship Voice”, since they remove comments that point out the actual truth?
Why are Ed Gillespie, Glenn Davis, John Adams in bed with the Liberal blog, Bearing Drift. Why? Gillespie +Comstock+Schoeneman were all part of the “Failure for America” Bush 43′ administration.
Who is really behind/financing the constant Bearing Drift attacks on Hon. Congressman Dave Brat? Like we don’t know what is really behind the Comstock and Gillespie “puff” pieces.
Yes, I’m usually the one ripping BD for that nonsense. Are you saying Comstock is behind it? Then you don’t know the writers at BD.
I’m not implying anything. Just asking questions….
What is your question? Yes, we are aware that the folks at Bearing Drift worked for Eric Cantor and hate Dave Brat. Was there something else?
Questions;
1) If one supports a blog with advertising dollars, are they responsible for its content? And, do they also approve of the blog content?
2) Do people realize just how low Comstock is rated as a conservative? Example, she is rated at 20% at CR, while even CA’s Maxine Waters, a Democrat, is rated at 30%.
3) Who is really behind the constant trashing of Hon. Republican Congressman Dave Brat? Who’s money is behind it?
1. No. Advertising here does not imply endorsement.
2. I have no idea if voters are familiar with Comstock’s record. I would assume most Presidential election voters are not.
3. I believe I mentioned some BD contributors were very close to Eric Cantor, therefore they hate Dave Brat.
Ok, so would you accept money for Luann Bennett ads on your blog?
No. We support Republicans.
Ok, you just made my point. How are Gillespie/Davis/Adams supporting republicans, when they “supposedly” pay to advertise/support on a blog that trashes a Republican?
I say supposedly, because I cannot find any money paid out to advertise over there by any of the three at VPAP. I am not saying it is not there, just that I cannot find the payment.
You may just have to take their word for it when they said the pols paid for their site redesign.
Pols?
Yes, the Virginia politicians who paid for their site redesign. BD had a post thanking them.
Why is there no record on VPAP that I can find?
Perhaps they are distancing themselves from ugly.
I wouldn’t take “their” word for anything.
Understood.
Please refrain from linking on this blog to other blogs with questionable sources. Thank you.
That might be something to consider if BD had a greater following than the Shak of the Month Club.
The late Justice Scalia disagreed with you on the “shall not be infringed” part. You need to read Scalia’s opinion in Heller v. D.C. Read the full opinion, not just the parts you like.
— quote
Although we do not undertake an exhaustive historical analysis today of the full
scope of the Second Amendment, nothing in our opinion should be taken
to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms
by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of
firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings,
or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of
arms.
— end quote
In a footnote, Scalia added: “We identify these presumptively lawful
regulatory measures only as examples; our list does not purport to be
exhaustive.â€
Oh, and by the way, before you start in on me with some of your typical “gun-grabber” nonsense, I’m a retired infantry officer with 28 years in uniform, including multiple tours in Vietnam with the medals and scars to prove it. I hunt and shoot as well as loading most of my own ammo.
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