I have met John LaCombe’s girlfriend… he is not gay. The Democratic party of Virginia Beach has no organization at all. This “kid” has done a lot to help the poor and less fortunate, you know the two groups the Republicans step on.

And oh by the way, Knight could have pulverized the kid with the financial record LaCombe has amassed. But he didn’t…because he’s a nice guy and once the election is over he still has to live in this community. LaCombe has probably already moved to Ghent to live with Glenn Nye.

As for a negative campaign, there’s a lot to discuss and a lot that wasn’t pushed forward. I don’t necessarily think this is a bad thing right now. Why not wait, get all the facts straight, and then run a campaign that presents them appropriately?

Knight essentially felt he was running unopposed and didn’t inject resources until very late (like, that morning) to make sure the margins were very comfortable for him. LaCombe didn’t have those resources. He should have, but he didn’t.

At the very least, progressives should realize that there is a continual need to be involved and contribute. I’m hoping to stress this and turn it into a lesson learned. Hopefully a lesson we can use to build a campaign to reverse in the November election what happened yesterday.

The Dems had a free shot to give the Freshman Republican a black eye as he went into office. We already have seen newspaper articles about Knight’s copters etc. So, after that “black eye”, the press may have continued to beat on him and leave him vulnerable for the upcoming “Real” election. Knight being on the Planning Commission isn’t a credential that would endear him to the Taxpayer Advocacy groups. There was opportunity to divide and conquer.

All I kow is that when they smelled weakness, the Virginian Pilot just beat the ever loving crap out of Del. Welch and Del. Wardrup. You could have had that kind of support for the next election.

That would have allowed time to recruit a top tier candidate to run against a damaged candidate in a conservative area. A ‘win’ that could have been the begining of tilting the GA to the Dems.

With the possibilty of setting up the next election with a more favorable position and given the slim record and chances given to LaCombe, what did LaCombe or the Dems have to lose by going hyper negative and spending a little more money and organizational resources?

However, don’t read too much into this one. If a Republican takes a House seat in dry weather on the west side of Virginia Beach (21st, 83rd, or 85th) with over 60% of the vote, that would rate Brian’s level of gloating.

LaCombe would have actually represented the 81st in every way. He doesn’t care about party politics or the good ol’ boy system. He’s someone that actually cares and worked hard to reach out to the people.

I’m looking forward to November!