Primaries scheduled for June 12 bring a handful of first-time or little-known candidates, some battling each other, others challenging incumbents.
Republican congressmen Randy Forbes in the 4th District and Bob Goodlatte in the 6th expect little trouble from primary challengers...
Nevertheless, Goodlatte's name recognition from Roanoke through much of the Shenandoah Valley will likely help him, Walker said.
"There are still a lot of good conservative Republicans out there that I think will be supporting Congressman Goodlatte," the district chairman said.
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"Bob has received endorsements from the National Rifle Association and the National Right to Life as well as winning awards for his work on agricultural issues and his voting record for cutting taxes," Landes said.
She's waging an uphill battle against an established incumbent, but believes dissatisfaction with the current Congress has opened a door for her campaign.
And lightly regarded Paulites running for Congress could become forces with the right amount of money. Tisha Casida, an independent in Colorado, is running against Representative Scott Tipton. Calen Fretts is chipping away at Representative Jeff Miller in Florida's Panhandle, and Karen Kwiatkowski is challenging Representative Robert W. Goodlatte in Virginia.
"I think there's a great movement going on in this country," said Ms. Casida, who said she was pulled into politics by Mr. Paul's message and the red tape she faced trying to open a local farmer's market.
Goodlatte was selected in 1992 through a convention process. As I noted in my short speech, Bob very wisely chose a primary over a convention to determine the nominee in 2012. Had there been a convention vote for the 6th District House seat on May 5th, I would have won that vote handily.
Dave suggests that retiring Bob Goodlatte will be a “mission impossible.” I don’t think so. Moneywise, defending his seat has already been costly. He has spent nearly $750,000 so far, and will spend more than a million dollars to defend his seat in this primary alone. All over the country, Republican incumbents – against common wisdom -- are losing ground to the conservative and constitutionalist wing of the party. Just ask Senator Lugar.
And Karen doesn't have the funding to do any polling herself. It's anyone's guess.
"Bob has received endorsements from the National Rifle Association and the National Right to Life as well as winning awards for his work on agricultural issues and his voting record for cutting taxes," Landes said.
I truly respect the National Right to Life and the work they do to defend innocent life...but their reputation on endorsing is quite pitiful.