Polls: Warner crushing Gilmore
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Now that we know who our two U.S. Senate candidates will be, it’s probably a good time to take a poll, right?
Well, Rasmussen thought so and they’re telling us that Mark Warner is crushing Jim Gilmore by 27 points, 60-33. Ouch.
It’s amazing how many people have forgotten that Warner raised taxes and that Gilmore actually lowered them. Next time you get your personal property tax bill, look at what you would be paying if not for the Gilmore tax cut. It ain’t pretty.
Imagine paying several hundred extra dollars a year in addition to the current burdens placed on you by homeownership, income, and sales taxes, not to mention the price of gasoline and the taxes associated with it.
I wish these two could just get along because Jim Gilmore, by slicing the tax on personal property from 1997-2001, and Mark Warner, from 2001-2005, did a great job of managing this commonwealth through some difficult financial periods. They should be far closer than 27 points.
But I guess I’m the minority…at least that’s what this poll tells me.
(h/t: Cobalt6)
JR,
No you are not in the minority. Everytime I pay my car tax bill I am thanking Jim Gilmore. Just figure if you are paying $200.00, you would be paying $600.00 without Jim Gilmore as Gov of VA.
The power of the MSM is always what we work against. Even people I know with Ivy League educations buy everything they say, including the Chamber of Commerce folks–no critical thinking at all. They purport the message that Jim Gilmore screwed things up…and Mark Warner fixed it. Not true. Mark Warner took over in Jan 2002, which is 4 months after 911 and the entire US economy was in a tailspin from 911. That is the reason for budget shortfalls in VA at that time. All of the money that the commonwealth gets from sales tax to every other tax went down dramatically because if this.
The one thing voters should remember in this election–Jim Gilmore does what he says he is going to do. He makes a promise and keeps it. Mark Warner does not. He promised to not raise taxes and then he proceeded to do exactly that.
So,who would you trust? A man who keeps his word like Jim Gilmore, or a man who does not like Mark Warner?
Snowclone of the day:
The Warner is retiring. Long live the Warner!
Regarding Gilmore - i do trust him to keep his word, as much as i trust any politician. But when i don’t agree with what he’s saying in the first place, why is that a positive? Sure, its a great character trait and something i value, but its not the defining characteristic of electability. And when the desire for “keeping his word” can result in a inflexability to adapt to circumstance, i’ll put my trust to actually govern in someone else.
Jim Gilmore is so powerful he caused the dot com bubble to burst and convinced bin laden to attack America?
The MSM hates anyone who successfully cuts taxes, and gushes over anyone who can raise them, regardless of the circumstances.
Why they especially hate Gilmore is because he also led the GOP to a majority for the first time in VA since Reconstruction…
You wouldn’t know it by Chichester and Callahan, apparently languishing in the minority would have suited them just fine?
Those two squandered what George Allen and Jim Gilmore fought so hard for, limited government and lower taxes.
Let me see the poll that asks ok, Warner is against drilling in the ANWR and vetoed off shore drilling in VA, and Gilmore is for drilling in ANWR, and will vote for VA to drill offshore….
Show me those results, and then we may just start seeing the real mood of the electorate.
Jeremy,
I know we come from different perspectives…
If “actually governing” means always reaching into my pocket for more of the money I work hard for….then I am sorry. I can’t see how this is “governing”.
Federal, state & local taxes are taking half of what I earn now. I just can’t afford to pay any more. I am not unique, and I am not one of those
“Rich Republicans” the Dems like to spout off about and demonize in sound bites.
Pam, I agree 100%. You are not unique in that respect. These taxes are really hurting.
Pam - you’ll not see an argument from me on the tax burden. However, i do look at it a little differently. I’m not economist (and from what i’m about to say, i’m sure many here will say “obviously”) but i still say something is wrong when the money i get for putting in my 40+ work weekly is taxed at a higher rate than the money made by letting my money sit somewhere and earn interest. Work hard and you get the priviledge of paying the govt a larger share. But thats our capital gains tax structure.