Dorothy McAuliffe, the Governor’s wife, has decided she will not run for Congress in the 10th district against Congresswoman Barbara Comstock. Just a few weeks ago Mrs.Auliffe was ‘seriously considering’ a run for Congress. Now, from the Washington Post:
“I’ve decided that I can have more impact in the role that I have now and not wanting to give that up, having to separate myself from that earlier than I’d like,” she said in a phone interview.
“I have a lot of people counting on me — children in need, schools that we work with, our school nutrition directors, the works we’ve done across the board with military families — and I am not ready to disengage from that role,” she added.
With McAuliffe out of the race, state senator Jennifer Wexton is the presumptive democrat nominee to take on Barbara Comstock, although there are others who also hope to capture the nomination as we have reported here.
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This is the picture of our state’s first lady – eek! I thought at first it was Catlyn Jenner.
The other variable for this race is the 2017 races. I am hoping that Adams defeats Herring in the AG race. However, if that happens, I don’t see Herring as ready to retire his political career and he could possibly jump in to this race.
If Wexton is the best you got it will be Comstock by double digits again.
Barbara Comstock will outwork any person alive. Problem is she’s offended quite a few people in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Frederick Counties. If she can get these people back on her side, she wins. If not……
She is betting that she can get a reasonable slice of moderate Democrats to back her as a pragmatist over a hyper-partisan ideologue like Wexton. I hope it works.
6-8 years ago, that would be a reasonable hope. Problem now is that most if not all Democrats have taken a large lurch to the left – to the point where there are few if any centrist or conservative or libertarian Democrats now. All are either hyper partisan liberals or super hyper partisan liberals.
I agree. It’s also why I have problems with Comstock’s political calculus to distance herself to this degree from Trump.
I hope you are right. If this district had the same demographics that it did 10 years ago, I would agree with you. But Loudoun is growing at an exponential pace, and the urbanization of eastern Loudoun gives the Democrats a positive trendline, especially with federal bureaucrats moving in there.
If Daniel Helmer can carry on a sentence Barbara is screwed.
Listen to Comstock’s town hall phone call, she is clue-less about health care and she has had what 3 years to read up on the subject.
If Helmer comes off as a JFK Dem’ Comstock is a gone
Babs needs to buy a power ball ticket today. Luck is on her side. Or maybe a $30 scratch off. The preeminent #NeverTrumper Republican of all time dodges a bullet.
Wexton will be Comstock’s biggest challenge.
Wexton will beat Comstock, sadly.
I think we need to recruit a primary challenger to Comstock.
I think Comstock fits the Buckley Rule as the most conservative candidate who can actually win the 10th District. If she represented any other GOP-held district in Virginia, I would probably agree for finding a more conservative nominee.
I say up front I don’t want Comstock to lose, but I don’t see her winning against Wexton. Comstock has lost or embittered too many people. She won her first election by 16pts and the last one by only 6pts against another bad candidate. The trend is not her friend.
Wexton is a much tougher opponent and has been given a pass by the local press for years. Compared to the previous Democrats, Wexton is a much better campaigner and will have substantial party backing. I see it as a 2-3pt loss for Comstock.
That is why I say we need a primary opponent that will fire up Republicans. I’m not saying that person will be more conservative than Comstock, I’m saying that Comstock has lost the confidence of too many republicans and we need someone to motivate the 10th District.
I agree. Senator Wexton is a tougher opponent than Mrs. McAuliffe, in my judgment.