Is Rigell getting nervous? A personal $75K donation looks like it
By JR Hoeft | Monday, June 7th, 2010 | PoliticsThe Federal Elections Commission reports today that Scott Rigell has dumped $75K into his campaign in a last second infusion of cash for a campaign he’s already personally invested over a half-million dollars.
Rigell is also claiming a campaign “apologized” to him for this weekend’s campaign mailers. Bert Mizusawa seems to think Rigell is talking about him. Mizusawa told BD that he never apologized, but stated that he was giving Rigell a warning that the mailers were on the way. He thought it was the responsible thing to do.
So, perhaps Rigell is trying to deflect from ads that might be making a difference like this one?
http://bertmizusawa.com/media/Say_Anything_Radio.mp3
or maybe this one by Ben Loyola?
http://bearingdrift.com/mp3/loyola_rigell_obama.mp3
In a press release today, Jason Miyares, campaign manager for Rigell said of the ads:
With “politics as usual,” in the last days of a campaign, candidates who are behind in the polls often set principle aside and resort to distortions in an effort to trick voters. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is taking place in this race. The attacks on Scott Rigell, a lifelong conservative Republican, a man who walked door-to-door with Bob McDonnell in his very first race for the House of Delegates, a man who with his wife, Teri, has donated well over $400,000 to defeat the Liberal Agenda, are designed to trick voters into believing Scott Rigell is a liberal.
It appears that Rigell is going to spend at least $75K to make sure voters are reassured of his conservative credentials.
*Update*
Our commenters have requested we re-post Rigell’s response ad which we posted on Friday. So, here ya go..
http://bearingdrift.com/mp3/rigell_response_ad.mp3
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34 Responses to "Is Rigell getting nervous? A personal $75K donation looks like it"
Real Classy JR. Real Classy. Stay Classy Va Beach!
And now Rigell tells us a bold face “lie” on radio and TV right before the Primary? Another unforced error, or business as usual?
Just so I get the rules right in this backstreet brawl you call a blog… It’s OK for you post “Is Rigell getting nervous? A personal $75K donation looks like it” the day before the election because it’s your blog. But when someone asks about the General’s domicile, the indignant response is…
“Alexis – why do you care? Go to Bert’s HQ and ask as opposed to coming on a blog and trying to imply something the day before an election.”
Just trying to figure it all out.
VOTE TUESDAY!
Wow, JR, are you piling on the “we need to destroy Rigell as a group” wagon?
Interesting that you don’t include Rigell’s ad in response.
I don’t think anyone minds your endorsement, but I would have expected you to try to continue unbiased reporting.
I’m not sure how reporting that the candidate gave his campaign $75K at the last second and then coming to a not-so-difficult conclusion is “destroying” the candidate.
This is a blog. It happens to be my blog. I happen to have opinions that I choose to exercise on my blog. Amazing how that works.
Regarding Alexis’ statement – it’s old news. A last-second cash infusion is not.
Just got this tweet sent to me:
http://twitter.com/SonOfDeepThroat/status/15629745183
We’re trying to find details, but this could be one reason Rigell spent $75K of his own money. I would too.
Update on the polls….Jason Kenney asked the question….
http://twitter.com/SonOfDeepThroat/status/15642100136
LMAO!!!
Interesting that those poll results are waaayyy off of Rigell’s news release about his huge 30% margin over the other candidates. Jay D was right, taking those polls from the campaign didn’t reflect reality on the ground.
It looks like the Rigell poll was another political stunt, just like the audio add talking about the “apology”.
Now BD is posting anonymous, probably totally made-up, poll results? Why would a Vets Pac spend money on a poll when the real poll – you know, the actual election – is tomorrow? How is it even possible to only poll likely GOP voters by phone without a live phoner to ask who the pollster is talking to? Such a poll is VERY expensive to do and there is no way someone does this just for kicks. These so called poll results are BS.
Oh, and Rigell buying another 1000 points of TV before the primary makes total sense (if that is indeed what he used the money for). Voters are paying close attention. Yes, he is advertising to people who may not vote in the primary, but they are still making up their minds about who to vote for in the general. This is a smart move.
JR, Additional cash is public information (obviously). I couldn’t possibly care less about you reporting that.
What bothers me is when you include in your post the ads from both Bert and Ben bashing Rigell, but NOT the response ad from Rigell. That is what I mean by piling on to destroy a candidate (Ed Maulbeck’s quote in the Pilot).
You are, of course, completely entitled to your opinion. I simply think Bearing Drift should continue to provide all of the information available.
LC, I agree. Post the audio from Rigell’s response about Bert’s “apology”… it puts Rigell’s lie about the “apology” in context. Also, Rigell’s last minute “Money Bomb” is a response to some bad news. Rigell could just as well have waited until after the Primary to avoid the perception of his campaign being desparate.
LC-
Because we aim to please here on BD, I have posted that information above. I didn’t believe the ad was necessary to post because
1) We posted it on Friday
2) We had Miyares statement from TODAY
To imply we haven’t provided all the information is ludicrous. We’ve been more than fair this entire process. Perhaps too much so.
Network spots by Loyola should resonate well.
It is excellently produced and frequent. It touches all the positive aspects of his attributes.
Ron,
That is a smart move by Rigell, but the perception is something different.
I understand Miyares is busy right now, but I did send him a query several hours ago. No response.
Wally, did you mean this one?
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shaun Kenney and Richmond Tea Party, Jamie Radtke. Jamie Radtke said: Is @scottrigell getting nervous? A last minute personal 75K donation looks like it. http://bit.ly/cjPknY #teaparty #tcot #vagop #gop [...]
POS Strategies. Republican polling firm; Nationally renowned.
Vet PAC. Who?
Let’s keep things in context before we rush to embrace any information contrary to the widely held belief in the district.
Would have been good to see those ads 6 weeks ago, rather then the NO RIGELL NO WAY audio/video Loyola ran for the last two weeks prior. Send out a mailer, then go HARD negative, then back to positive with your best ad after people already decided not to vote for you?
Interesting strategy.
That’s a very well done campaign vid though.
Shame you missed that commercial, DJ. Guess they didn’t play it in bars much…
I saw that ad running in Ben’s booth on a large LCD display at both the Hampton and Va. Beach gun shows a couple of months ago when he was gathering signatures for his petition.
The ad Ben is running is well produced. Best of the primary so far..
Just saw on the HRTP Facebook site that that the American Freedom Project has joined the HR Tea Party in endorsing Ben Loyola. Mike Prunty of AFP doesn’t hold back…
“If I “detect” pure ego and ambition, you won’t get my support. Convince me that your principles are rock solid. Convince me that you have more than an agenda…convince me that you are on a serious mission to return America once again to its greatness!!
“Ben Loyola has finally done that. He has been bold enough to put all of his credibility on the line with the pledge”….
Where were these guys 3 months ago?… better late than never.
Who the hell is Mike Prunty? Who is AFP? He’s really going out on a limb to endorse on the day before the primary…
Ron, at least Prunty didn’t slime Rigell with his endorsement of Loyola.
I’m still laughing that the “front runner” in a Republican primary is an Obama donor. And now this “fiscal conservative” throws in another $75K. What does that make his total donation now? $1.5 mil?? Maybe it’s only $1M, but give me a break. Please tell me no one is fooled by this. I hope VA-02 isn’t sold a lemon.
I wonder if Rigell would pledge to stop donating to Democrats if he wins the Republican nomination and/or the general election???
it is over it is time to get your act togather and come in support of our winner enought less get glynn nye out of office i am a rigell supporter but if he is not our guy i will support our winner
Is a seat in Congress REALLY worth ONE MILLION of your own dollars???
LI you’d have to ask Ben Loyola yourself, he’s self donated $930,000
Rigell? ‘Only’ $675k
Guess who’s the Tea Party (board) backed candidate though
Yeah, but Bert says Rigell donated $1,000 to Barack Obama, $10,000 to a Group that would raise our taxes, $500 to Democrat Louise Lucas and another $1,000 to Democrat Mark Warner. Loyola didn’t.
“Ben Loyola has finally done that. He has been bold enough to put all of his credibility on the line with the pledge”….
Too funny! It wasn’t hard for Loyola to put all of his credibility on the line since HE HAS NONE. After plagiarizing Rigell’s document (and not even having the decency to admit it), Loyola is a joke that the Dems would love to sink their teeth into.
All that stuff about Rigell? Yawn. He has what it takes to bring down Glenn Nye, and that is what we need!
LC, there you go with that obsessive/compulsive Loyola problem flaring up again. Your sounding more and more like John Hinckley obsessing over Jody Foster. Did you take your medication today? Or better yet, go vote.
If you have paper ballots, bear down so hard on that pencil lead so it breaks when filling in the Rigell bubble while you are staring at the Loyola bubble to teach Loyola a lesson. Or, if you have an electronic voting machine, stab your finger as hard as you can at the Rigell box as you are staring at Loyola’s box so the machine and that Loyola box “feels” the power of your anger. That way you can get it out of your system for now, or until you have to take your next course of medication.
And when the next wave of anger hits you, come here and we can gently remind you that you got “even” with Loyola by voting for Rigell.
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