Ralph Northam, who seems to be running a campaign theme of “Let me see how many voters I can ignore” reached a new low yesterday, when the largest traditional campaign forum of the League of Women Voters and the AARP announced they were going to cancel the forum, because Ralph Northam refuses to participate.
Think about what I just said. Ralph Northam, who has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood, and who supports issues which the League of Women’s Voters and the AARP tend to favor, will not face his own supporters in a candidate forum. Not to mention that this forum is traditionally one of the best attended and most respected forums by the liberal media. The fact that Northam refuses to talk to his own supporters about issues they care about shows just how worthless he is as a candidate.
Contrast that to Ed Gillespie, who has come out with a specific tax cut of 10%, and is talking about how Richmond needs to reduce regulations to ensure that businesses can grow and prosper. Ed has been talking about the opiate epidemic in Virginia, and what we need to do to combat this. Ed has come up with a rather brilliant campaign finance reform plan which would have helped one of his opponents in the GOP primary (Denver Riggleman) by stopping the sleazy practice of campaigns transferring funds from one campaign to fund a different race. (For the record, I ran for the House of Delegates in 1997 and 1999 and this was one of my policy initiatives.)
Even the League and the AARP can’t explain away Northam’s shocking decision to not attend their forum. All the League could say was “The League of Women Voters looks forward to collaborating again with the AARP. The People’s Debate Tradition will continue to keep all Virginia citizens aware of the issues facing our Commonwealth”.
Sorry but when your own anointed one can’t show up for his own supporters – what does that say about the Northam campaign? For the record, AARP has over 1 million members in Virginia. Also for the record, this shows that the Democrats have nominated the ultimate wimp in Mr. Northam.
More from AARP here.
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This author uses the logo Let’s Debate, Ok then this irresponsible statement by the Republican Gubernatorial Nominee.
Gillespie on the Liberty University stage at a (R) primary debate said;
“I will cut DPOR Regulations, spur job growth and broaden the base”
He also said he would go after Santuary Cities? Really John go after Cities for also ft elling illegal aliens.
As Governor should he not be first looking at his job performance to be?
Ed Gillespie will be providing Sanctuary himself when he allows illegal aliens to be illegally employed in Va. violating Va laws ( not cities laws)
Let Ed’s failure to to be faithful to Va Statutes show Va just who the real *Punk* is.
It is a Class 1 Mis. Contracting with put a Contractor’s license the first time. It is a Class 6 Felony the third time. Licensed Contractors employ illegal aliens as unlicensed contractors in Va. Yes they are violating the prohibited acts section of Statutes 54.1-1100 and Committing Felonies.
So let’s debate ;
What DPOR regulations?
What is the expected job gain?
How will you collect on the iresponsible broadening the base comment?
How will Ed address JLARC427?
Only a punk no a Carpetbagger Yankee will tell you what he can do take it better with NO PLAN!
Sold to the unsuspecting and uncaring this November.
Well, if Northam hadn’t refused to debate Gillespie, you might have found out the answers to your questions. Gillespie wasn’t hiding from the voters.
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We should start getting good candidates when we clean up the Virginia Republican Party in Richmond. They are a rather useless bunch and certainly out of tune with most of the rank and file Virginians.
I have never seen Northam when he did not have his head cocked upward. I suppose to look down his nose at the peasants. Take notice and you will see the tilt. We have got to get Gillespie elected even though he was not and still is not my choice. I will hold my nose and vote for him.
… and when do we stop holding our noses for the Republican candidate and actually get one we can stand behind?
Next Year, when Corey runs for Senate.
It says, “Why bother showing up when the sheep are going to vote for him anyway”…
Is there a difference between the sheep that vote Democrat and the sheep that vote Republican? Asking for a shepherd.
Nope… sheep are sheep. Now that Virginia is “blue”, Northam probably feels confident he doesn’t have to actually campaign.
Virginia is only blue (now) in the statewide positions, but is red in the legislature. Even statewide, Virginia hasn’t been blue long enough to consider it a reliably blue state. We are actually purple. If Northam shows his fear of debating Gillespie, he deserves to loose the election.
Well, I live in Northern Virginia, and my conservative political beliefs certainly do not follow many of my neighbors. They can’t accuse me of being a sheep here.