VPOD 95: Gary Byler and Ben Loyola
By JR Hoeft | Sunday, April 11th, 2010 | Podcasts, PoliticsBen Loyola of Virginia Beach is seeking the Republican nomination for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd District to challenge incumbent Rep. Glenn Nye (D). Loyloa a retired Navy Captain and current business owner, talks about his campaign and ideas for the district and nation.
Also in this podcast is an excerpt of an exchange between Loyola and one of his opponents, Ed Maulbeck, at a recent Republican Party of Virginia Beach event. Maulbeck also discusses his personal view on taxes.
Additionally, we caught up with Gary Byler, the Second District GOP Committee’s Chairman. Byler discusses Chuck Smith, a former 2nd District candidate, who has decided to now challenge incumbent Rep. Bobby Scott (D) in the 3rd District, Kenny Golden, a former Repulbican City Committee Chairman, who has left the Republican party to run in the 2nd for Congress as an independent, petitions, and the state of the 2nd District.
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Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.
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4 Responses to "VPOD 95: Gary Byler and Ben Loyola"
Having been at the forum that morning between Loyola and Maulbeck, I did not think that Mr. Maulbeck did himself any favors with the number of attacks on Mr. Loyola and Mr. Rigell. Recognizing a point or two that you might disagree with an opponent on is one thing, but the frequent zings took away from focusing on the positive things regarding what is needed for our party and the people. It is also bad manners to attack an opponent in the room who did not have an opportunity to respond. IMHO and I have not endorsed any candidate, nor have I decided on one, but these are the things I observe.
Excellent podcast and questions, J.R. Enjoyed listening to it. Thank you.
JR, could you set up a live debate between all the candidates in the 2nd so we can hear them at the same time. I would love to see an actual debate between them. I think it would really show the people the leader of the group. You would be a great moderator for that.
Ashley,
Thank you for your comment. On April 15 we hosted a live debate that was recorded on U-Stream. Unfortunately, Scott Rigell was not able to participate, but you will be able to hear from all the others.
http://bearingdrift.com/2010/04/16/2nd-district-forum-replay/
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