Ken Vaughn now in 11th District; seeking GOP nod to take on Connolly
By JR Hoeft | Monday, May 23rd, 2011 | Politics
Ken Vaughn, Congressional Candidate
Vaughn, a traffic engineer by trade, became active in politics in 2008 following the financial crisis and is actively supported by the Tea Party.
The 11th District is currently represented by Democrat Gerry Connolly who narrowly defeated Republican Keith Fimian in 2010 by less than a thousand votes.
Fimian and Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity sparred for the Republican nomination for the right to take on Connolly in the last election, but neither has indicated that they might be entering the race. Vaughn’s campaign tells Bearing Drift that they have spoken with both former candidates and it is their understanding that neither Fimian nor Herrity will be running.
Vaughn is currently the only declared candidate.
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8 Responses to "Ken Vaughn now in 11th District; seeking GOP nod to take on Connolly"
If the Repubs couldn’t do it in 2010 (and it did take the wandering sack of Dem uncounted ballots freshly printed) they are not going to do it in 2012 the way the House Repubs are acting. If it wasn’t for the stupidity of the Dems holding onto Pelosi, the Repubs would be on track to lose the House.
It is going to be a brawl, and I’m quite sure that all the dirty-dem tricks will be on full display, but Ken will fight them. He is going to need solid support from conservatives in and out of the district.
This is going to be one to watch, and any help would certainly be appreciated.
Ken is a good man, and a friend. He is someone I believe all conservatives can support. Connolly has got to go!
Great. Another Tea Party conservative trying to reclaim Tom Davis’ seat. Whine all you want about Demo dirty tricks, but if the Republicans had put up a candidate in 2010 with any moderate appeal at all then they would have won this seat even if Connolly’s mother had been counting the ballots. The Tea Party is about as popular in the 11th CD as a fart in church.
I would have supported him in the 10th but in the 11th I’m not so sure. Does anyone know about this Christopher Perkins fellow running in the 11th? (www.perkins2012.com)
HISROC,
Your point is a valid one as far as it goes. The district is so dominated by govt that a candidate promising less govt and social conservatism is not going to be popular on that. However, it is very very rare that candidates who are Dem lite on social issues are simultaneously fiscal conservatives in practice. Thus more conservative voters end up with nothing. Can you point to social liberals who are deficit hawks and believers in limited government? I don’t mean rhetorically. If such a person were elected in this district wouldn’t they soon be beaten by a Dem who railed against their skinflint ways with the “downtrodden”? The problem is worsened by the ever greater gerrymandering which produces more polarized districts. It is only statewide that such candidates can survive eg US Senator. BTW I think I was stating matter of factly rather than whining in my first post. Even if the Repubs had won VA 11 they would have been beaten next cycle. Same for VA 8.
valentius,
Two words: Tom Davis
BTW, if your first post was “matter-of-factly” then where is your complaint to the Virginia State Board of Elections? One of the things that I despise about liberals is their predictable sour grapes when they lose, as in “I don’t know how Nixon got re-elected. I don’t know anyone who voted for him.” And, of course, Florida 2000. It isn’t any prettier when conservatives do it.
HisRoc,
Please reread the second post. I say quite clearly I don’t think the “fortunate find” mattered in the grand scheme of VA 11. I was just noting that it was close enough in 2010 to induce a little exertion but that tidal wave was not going to be there in 2012 for sure. I agree in general that the Repubs have no excuse for not being prepared for the predictable nonsense.
As for Tom Davis I guess we will have to agree to disagree on his “fiscal conservatism”. Anyway I’m not sure that even his clone could win there at this point.
Too bad. Wolf needs to be challenged. Just the other day I saw him defending frivolous spending against Paul Broun. I can’t wait till he retires and Jill Vogel takes over the 10th. I’d love to send her to Washington.
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