Fimian’s Fans
By E M Barner | Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | PoliticsCan Keith Fimian beat the odds?
It’s looking more and more probable.
Here in Northern Virginia, losing Tom Davis in the 11th District had left a lot of us uncertain about the future of our Congressional delegation. We all admired his intelligence and political savvy. Conservatives who weren’t impressed with Davis’s voting record nonetheless conceded that he was a team player – especially when it came to electing other Republicans in NOVA. Whether they agreed with them or not, conservative Republicans also knew that Davis’s pragmatic moderate stances kept him electable in a district that was trending left.
After Sen. JMDD lost her seat, perhaps Davis could read the handwriting on the wall — it was going to be harder and harder to keep his seat… — Or maybe he just wanted a new challenge and, after Gilmore made sure he wouldn’t be our Senate nominee, the opportunity to cash in on private sector opportunities was too much to resist.
Republicans in NoVA eagerly watched the Byrne / Connolly Democratic primary. It was pretty rough but they didn’t totally destroy each other.
Enter the only set of facts which could keep this race competitive right down to the wire:
Fact set 1:
Fact set 2:
Going into the Fall campaign season, the Republican nominee – Keith Fimian – though a virtual unknown – has already established himself as the man to beat. The Democrat nominee – Gerry Connolly – is struggling against high negatives.
Fimian has a better website than Connolly (actually the most advanced site I’ve seen in Virginia politics so far), has the first TV ad, more money being spent more wisely, a more active staff, and he comes off as confident and honest as a boyscout when you talk with him.
Fimian’s fans may just have picked a winner…
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E M Barner, the blogger formerly known as DCH / De Civitate Hominis (“concerning the city of man”), writes from a Northern Virginia perspective. Barner has been active in Republican politics and policy since 1994 – as a grassroots volunteer, party leader, and professional.
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5 Responses to "Fimian’s Fans"
Is it just me, or does his (Fimian’s) site look remarkably like Obama’s? Sure, a lot of campaign websites tend to look similar, but the font choices, visual styling, and other cues all seem very similar. Not that that’s a bad thing, as you could certainly do far worse.
If it does (and I’m not sure I see that visually), then he’s aiming high. Obama has the best political web presentation this country has ever seen, in the opinion of this observer.
What is this Democrat party you keep mentioning?
I think that Keith’s website is not only an example of the type of ingenuity and professionalism he will bring to the office, but also demonstrates his ability to communicate well with constituents and voters.
Connolly hates bloggers, and his inability to relate with voters really shows on his site.
From what I hear, the Fimian campaign built their website to reduce their paper consumption by at least 50% (what can the Connolly campaign say about the environment now??).
I have never seen a congressional, senatorial, or gubernatorial campaign put so much thought and effort into a coordinated internet strategy…so forget it being the best in VA Politics – how about about national politics.
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