DINOs who vote against progress should be voted out no matter where they live.  I hope Hall stays in politics, voices like his are needed in every state and city in this country.

You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger
And...

(wait for it...)

YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM!

Through the wisdom of the voters in the 39th district, we are one step closer to returning the state senate to Democratic hands this November!!!!

Mr. Hall, you deserve thanks and admiration for taking on the challenge and executing it with class. Putting yourself in the public light can't always have been easy. Thanks for believing in good government enough to stand up for it.

I acknowledged a mistake I made in one of my posts.  I try to be accurate in what I write and state what I honestly believe.  A lot of times people express opinions.  I do that frequently.  I freely admit that I have expressed a lot of opinions about local politicians that I cannot prove, at least from a technical standpoint.  If you state something as fact, however, you'd better be able to prove it.

I take the things politicians have said and written (in the mailers) seriously.  They are going to be accountable for their statements.

Locally, incumbent Linda Q. Smyth defeated challenger Charles W. Hall in the Democratic primary for Fairfax supervisor from the Providence district. Smyth's victory signals voter satisfaction not only with her leadership on such issues as traffic and growth, but also with that of her political mentor, board Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (D).

ok, so the incumbent wins by 311 votes to a challenger with no political experience, no money, and who jumped in the race like 2 months ago and that signals "voter satisfaction with her leadership"?!?! 

I don't know what Amy Gardner at the Post is smoking but can she please share it with the rest of us?  I guess she just recycles whatever the "Gerry Machine" spits out... 

I couldn't find one paragraph that didn't have something wrong with it

Jamebone I thought the prior sentence was even worse

"Hall, a former Washington Post editor, stirred controversy within Fairfax County's Democratic organization by running as a Democrat, yet seeking campaign advice from Connolly's leading political rival, U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.)."

Stirred controversy??? Are you serious???  Did you actually do ANY research for this article.  I guess when Connolly meets with Davis its normal right? 

The opening paragraph shows how poor the entire article is

"Conservative Republican challengers prevailed against moderate incumbents in key legislative primary elections across Virginia yesterday, setting the stage for a bruising fall election in which Democrats will try to take over the GOP-controlled state Senate by capturing the political middle."

ok um if you say so so (not) if you call 2 races a landslide and dems capturing the political middle um in the actual competitive senate races both candidates are trying to capture the middle. 

VCAP gets press while only actually winning one competitive race

I could go on and on but its not worth my time to comment on this "journalisim" and I use the term very loosely.

"There was a backlash among Democratic voters to the involvement of Republicans in Hall's campaign," Connolly said. "I think that had a very strong impact on primary voters. You want to run as a Republican and talk to the congressman, be our guest. But to actually seek his counsel was clearly unwelcome."

All I can say is wow.  Does this guy have no shame at all. 

Charlie's limited resources and time in the race (just a couple of months) mean't that he could only concentrate on a few precincts...all of which went to him on a 2:1 margin. 

Personally, I think that sends a message that Gerry should listen to.

There is little that is more important, more basic, to the Democratic Party than bringing in new people from all parts of the political spectrum, as Charlie's campaign did.