Henrico Hubris

The RTD’s Jeff Schapiro can barely contain his glee at pinning the blame for the GOP’s debacle in the Henrico county Commonwealth’s Attorney contest at the feat of Rep. Eric Cantor (Jeff’s video narrative can be found here).

Is there blame to be passed around for Democrat Shannon Taylor’s victory? Absolutely. By very publicly ditching their duly-chosen candidate, Matt Geary, in favor of an independent bid from former Del. Bill Janis, the party guaranteed a split vote on election day.The consequences, aside from handing the CA posy to a Democrat for the first time in 24 years, are yet to be determined.

But does this mean that Democrats are now in a position to mount a serious challenge to Cantor? Jeff certainly has high hopes for them. But barring a major scandal or asteroid strike, Cantor’s seat, which stretches far beyond Henrico, is safe.

Does Taylor’s win mean there is a new political machine arising in Henrico, one based in the east and built upon the twin pillars of Don McEachin and Joe Morrissey? The RTD would have us believe that’s the case. And they may be on to something. The county’s western, Republican, suburbs are almost completely built-out. The east has room to grow — open territory for a budding political organization.

But it seems some aren’t quite aware of that. In an email to supporters, Bill Janis wrote:

Each of you who supported this campaign made a principled, public stand in defense of the seemingly anachronistic notion that character, integrity, temperament and trustworthiness still matter in public life, and are the paramount qualifications for a candidate for public office, especially if that candidate claims to be a Republican. While we did not garner the most votes yesterday, we nevertheless prevailed. Despite what some have said, last night was a very good night to be a Henrico REPUBLICAN!

Character does matter.

And the Henrico county GOP showed that its character is increasingly subject to hubris.

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