Gerry Connolly is a political street fighter who can message, get his voters out, organize, raise money, get nasty, throw elbows, and work extremely hard. Sure he's an assh*le, but nobody cares about that when your winning. He's taken all the tough votes that Periello and Nye did, but he got reeelected.
Gerry got re-elected because his district has been stuffed with apartments, townhouses, and condominiums. Those are places where assh*les and idiots outnumber sane folks. They vote for Gerry in huge majorities.
I live in one an apartment. Most folks are nice enough, but they are young and stupid. Most vote for Democrats (if the vote at all) because they don't have enough experience in life to know that the Gerry Connollys of the world are really just liars and jerks who steal their money and give it to people who don't work as hard as they do.
When these apartment dwellers grow up, have kids and buy houses, they start voting for Republicans. Where ever apartment and townhouse dwellers outnumber single family homeowners, the Connolly creeps usually win.
Posted by: Ben Capella | February 10, 2011 at 10:41 PM
God save us if this man runs statewide for anything (Senator or Governor)
Posted by: aron | February 10, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Actually, it would be great if Connolly ran statewide for an office. He would be crushed everywhere outside of Northern Virginia.
He is a carpetbagger extraordinaire. He speaks like a whore from New York who got thrown out of cab in Boston and hitchhiked to Fairfax County. Only in NoVa could a jerk like Connolly get elected.
Posted by: Alcie Evans | February 11, 2011 at 08:45 AM
All the above and Fimian was atrocious as a candidate.
Posted by: localgop | February 11, 2011 at 01:12 PM
Why not Jerry Kilgore for Senate?
Allen is flawed, Stewart controversial. Kilgore was a good AG. He lost the governor's race because of timing, not because of issues or leadership.
Draft Jerry NOT Gerry!
Posted by: Bruce | February 11, 2011 at 04:24 PM
I too would LOVE to see Connelly run statewide. Then we would be finished with this creep in Virginia!
Posted by: Lovettsville Lady | February 12, 2011 at 12:25 AM
What would be super is if Connolly and Moran could be gerrymandered into the same district. Then the two assh*les could choke each other out in a primary. One would survive, but it would be great fun to watch.
Posted by: Bethany Albright | February 12, 2011 at 11:58 PM
Looks like localgop is still stuck on stupid.
Posted by: Dawn Jameson | February 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM
you're right...fimian was a GREAT candidate...
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