I highly suggest that you call him and speak to him yourself if you are concerned with knowing the truth. Scott has and will meet with anyone who wants to speak with him.

What you have said about Scott Rigell is completely false. Ask him yourself. I have known the Rigell family for over twenty years and there is absolutely nothing true about what you said. For you to come out and say something like that and then say “I don’t want to make false statements” is very cowardly. The Rigell family is one of the closest families I know, you clearly don’t know them at all or you would see that their relationship has never been subjected to that kind of tragedy. Scott Rigell is a man of integrity and his family is standing by him because of this. Spreading rumors like this is not only about the candidate, it affects their entire family. You should be ashamed of yourself. The truth always prevails Jonathan.

Is this race going to be about Rigell’s silence on rumors or that they are being spread by his opponents consultants and promulgated by their opportunistic friends? Or will it be about the Scott Taylor trolls who spam every post or will we get lucky and actually have a debate about who is the smartest candidate?

to repeat a rumor like that which has zero shred of proof and is the very definition of hearsay is beyond the pale. Either produce a person and a name or don’t post. I also heard “rumors” that George Bush paid for a woman to have an abortion, had a photo of himself dancing naked at a frat party, and “conspired” to bring down the twin towers. They were all BS and spread by people who are clueless.

“Rumors” are the things people shovel when they aren’t man enough to say it to someone’s face.

What a coward.

I am only going by what VPAP has as the vote count, 16,500 something…not sure where you are getting the 19k to 20k vote totals for Taylor from. I am comparing 1 of the 4 opponents against Rosemary garnishing 13,000 votes and only raising $110.00, that is pretty spectacular…I don’t know this persons history, or how many times he has run for city council or what, but for that amount of money and getting that many votes, is pretty good. I was comparing this person to Taylor who raised almost $27k more and only got 3000 more votes.

I don’t have anything against Taylor, I have met him a number of times, seems like a nice personable fellow, but don’t quite consider his past electoral experience as qualification enough to win the nomination let alone the general. There are alot of good men running for the nomination and currently I am undecided as to support at this time, but it will not be an easy choice which is a good thing.

Also you have to look at his results in perspective to other races that year as well. For $27k raised Scott garnered a little over 16,000 votes ($1.69 per vote). However a candidate against Rosemary Wilson, raised a whopping $110 (yes $110.00) and garnered a little over 13,000 votes (.008 cents per vote). In this light, Taylor’s results don’t look that impressive.

Your defense and loyality to Taylor is evident so I don’t hope to change your mind with what I write. But I do think that one of Rigell’s big strengths against Taylor is his life experience and family support. When I think of a leader for our country I want someone who has weathered storms, lead a business and lead a family -a truly well-rounded candidate. Rigell’s experience as a husband and father for almost 30 years is an important part of what makes him a good leader. He has a depth of experience and perspective that Taylor does not. You’ll probably scoff at me for bringing this point up but I really think that a committed family man with real life experience is what people want in these uncertain times. Just my opinion…