From what I heard on the news this AM, they did well in Kentucky too. How about other states?
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Elections - gun owners/ pro-gun candidates did very well!
It was a little scary for a while as the turnout in most of the state
was so very light. But with your help victories abounded!
And a Board of Supervisors seat now belongs to a VCDL member to boot!
Of the 19 races that the VCDL PAC had endorsed a pro-gun candidate,
we had 14 wins, and three EXTREMELY close loses!
Of particular interest were the races for Delegate Black and Senator
Cuccinelli's districts. Both were targeted by tons of money and lots
of volunteers from out-of-state. They both won handily! These races
were very important to the PAC because of the front-and-center
pro-gun philosophies of both men. Once again this election shows
that being pro-gun is a political asset in Virginia.
Here is a run down:
**
Senate -
**
+ Ken Cuccinelli beat his opponent by 53% to 46% in Fairfax. Ken has
been strong winning streak since he first ran for office.
- Kamal Nawash lost his race handily - I heard there was some other
baggage that hurt him
+ Brandon Bell won in the Roanoke area 56% to 43%
+ Mark Obenshain creamed his opponent in Shenandoah 67% to 31%
+ Rosco Reynolds creamed his opponent in Martinsville by a similar 67% to 32%
**
House -
**
+ Watkins Abbitt creamed his opponent in Appomattox by the same 67% to 32%
- Mike Golden lost handily to Jim Dillard in Fairfax
+ Dick Black swept his race by 52% to 36% in Loudoun
+ Scott Limgamfelter from Prince William won comfortably by 55% to 45%
+ Jeff Frederick, who the VCDL PAC has been helping since the
primaries, won handily in Prince William by 56% to 43%
+ John Welch of Virginia Beach, who is a chiropractor, snapped the
spine of his opponent big-time with a 61% to 38% win
+ Mark Cole, who came out of the gates last year with a major,
no-holds-barred preemption bill, demolished his opponent from
Spotsylvania by 71% to 28% !!!
+ William Fralin creamed his Roanoke opponent by 62% to 31%
- This is a sad one: Morgan Morris LOST BY 50 VOTES!!! I don't ever
want anyone to tell me that their vote doesn't count. 50 votes
+ Thomas Wright won his race, which was uncontested. Thomas still
wanted the PAC's endorsement and his support of gun owners is
appreciated
**
County Supervisor -
**
+ VCDL member Stephen Snow is now on the Loudoun Board of
Supervisors. He won by a large 57% to 42% margin
- VCDL member Dennis Fusaro running for the Warren County Board of
Supervisors LOST BY 131 VOTES!!! See my comments about Morgan Morris
above.
- VCDL member Robert McBride lost his run for a Prince William Board
of Supervisors seat
**
Sheriff
**
+ Stan Berry buried his opponent in Fairfax in his bid to be Sheriff
by 61% to 38%
**
The above were those who the VCDL PAC endorsed. Most other pro-gun
delegates that the VCDL PAC did not endorse (usually because an
endorsement was not requested) also won. Of particular note is
Delegate Lee Ware, who knocked the stuffing out of his opponent. His
opponent made the bad mistake of running on a platform of NOT
REPEALING THE RESTAURANT BAN. What did that silly mistake cost him?
He got a miserable 25% of the vote!
VCDL and the VCDL PAC would like to congratulate all of the pro-gun
people who won their elections and we look forward to working with
them in the coming years. Those victories will help us get back our
gun rights.
We would also like to send our regrets to those who lost, and lost by
such small margins, too. Hopefully we will see them running in the
future to recapture what they so narrowly lost!
Finally, I repeat my statement above - being pro-gun is a political
asset and not a liability in Virginia. With the victories behind us
(and a few sad losses), it is now time for VCDL to roll up its
sleeves and start the ground work to repeal the restaurant ban,
finish fixing preemption, improve reciprocity, and various other
things! January is only 2 months away now...
============================
Elections - gun owners/ pro-gun candidates did very well!
It was a little scary for a while as the turnout in most of the state
was so very light. But with your help victories abounded!
And a Board of Supervisors seat now belongs to a VCDL member to boot!
Of the 19 races that the VCDL PAC had endorsed a pro-gun candidate,
we had 14 wins, and three EXTREMELY close loses!
Of particular interest were the races for Delegate Black and Senator
Cuccinelli's districts. Both were targeted by tons of money and lots
of volunteers from out-of-state. They both won handily! These races
were very important to the PAC because of the front-and-center
pro-gun philosophies of both men. Once again this election shows
that being pro-gun is a political asset in Virginia.
Here is a run down:
**
Senate -
**
+ Ken Cuccinelli beat his opponent by 53% to 46% in Fairfax. Ken has
been strong winning streak since he first ran for office.
- Kamal Nawash lost his race handily - I heard there was some other
baggage that hurt him
+ Brandon Bell won in the Roanoke area 56% to 43%
+ Mark Obenshain creamed his opponent in Shenandoah 67% to 31%
+ Rosco Reynolds creamed his opponent in Martinsville by a similar 67% to 32%
**
House -
**
+ Watkins Abbitt creamed his opponent in Appomattox by the same 67% to 32%
- Mike Golden lost handily to Jim Dillard in Fairfax
+ Dick Black swept his race by 52% to 36% in Loudoun
+ Scott Limgamfelter from Prince William won comfortably by 55% to 45%
+ Jeff Frederick, who the VCDL PAC has been helping since the
primaries, won handily in Prince William by 56% to 43%
+ John Welch of Virginia Beach, who is a chiropractor, snapped the
spine of his opponent big-time with a 61% to 38% win
+ Mark Cole, who came out of the gates last year with a major,
no-holds-barred preemption bill, demolished his opponent from
Spotsylvania by 71% to 28% !!!
+ William Fralin creamed his Roanoke opponent by 62% to 31%
- This is a sad one: Morgan Morris LOST BY 50 VOTES!!! I don't ever
want anyone to tell me that their vote doesn't count. 50 votes
+ Thomas Wright won his race, which was uncontested. Thomas still
wanted the PAC's endorsement and his support of gun owners is
appreciated
**
County Supervisor -
**
+ VCDL member Stephen Snow is now on the Loudoun Board of
Supervisors. He won by a large 57% to 42% margin
- VCDL member Dennis Fusaro running for the Warren County Board of
Supervisors LOST BY 131 VOTES!!! See my comments about Morgan Morris
above.
- VCDL member Robert McBride lost his run for a Prince William Board
of Supervisors seat
**
Sheriff
**
+ Stan Berry buried his opponent in Fairfax in his bid to be Sheriff
by 61% to 38%
**
The above were those who the VCDL PAC endorsed. Most other pro-gun
delegates that the VCDL PAC did not endorse (usually because an
endorsement was not requested) also won. Of particular note is
Delegate Lee Ware, who knocked the stuffing out of his opponent. His
opponent made the bad mistake of running on a platform of NOT
REPEALING THE RESTAURANT BAN. What did that silly mistake cost him?
He got a miserable 25% of the vote!
VCDL and the VCDL PAC would like to congratulate all of the pro-gun
people who won their elections and we look forward to working with
them in the coming years. Those victories will help us get back our
gun rights.
We would also like to send our regrets to those who lost, and lost by
such small margins, too. Hopefully we will see them running in the
future to recapture what they so narrowly lost!
Finally, I repeat my statement above - being pro-gun is a political
asset and not a liability in Virginia. With the victories behind us
(and a few sad losses), it is now time for VCDL to roll up its
sleeves and start the ground work to repeal the restaurant ban,
finish fixing preemption, improve reciprocity, and various other
things! January is only 2 months away now...
