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Negative wins the Battle
It was eerily reminiscent watching the VA-08 GOP Congressional Primary election results coming in last night. Matthew Berry did well in Arlington and Alexandria but eventually lost ground in Fairfax. Berry had a great campaign that focused on attacking Moran’s corrupt practices, providing real solutions to our current problems, and raising over $150K which to [...]
8th District GOP Rundown
Virginia’s 8th Congressional district is probably one of the safest Democratic seats in the country but the Republicans haven’t given up. So far 7 candidates have expressed interest in the 2010 GOP nomination of which 4 have dropped out of the race. Here’s a run down: Matthew Berry has an impressive resume including clerking at [...]
Ellmore Drops Race
On February 11th, Mark Ellmore sent an email to supporters stating he “will end weeks of speculation and announce his candidacy for Virginia’s 8th District congressional seat”. Less than 3 weeks later, the rumor mill is buzzing that he has dropped out of the race. His website has gone blank and the ArlingtonGOP site states [...]
Moran has two challengers: Ellmore and Berry
Mark Ellmore, who was the Republican nominee against Rep. Jim Moran (DDD-8) last cycle, has entered the race for the Republican nomination against, joining first-time candidate Matthew Berry. Berry, who formally declared on Jan. 14, had this to say about Jim Moran: Congressman Jim Moran has abused the public trust. He has consistently secured earmarks [...]
Message from Amit Singh
Amit Singh, former candidate for congress in the 8th Congressional District called Republican nominee Mark Ellmore last evening and left a message of congratulations. He also issued a statement today thanking supporters and, in many ways, left his plans for any future public office or service open-ended:
Virginia congressional primary open-thread and live-blog
The biggies today are in the 8th, 10th and 11th where we’re watching the race between Republicans Amit Singh and Mark Ellmore, Democrats Judy Feder and Mike Turner, and Democrats Gerry Connolly and Leslie Byrne respectively. We’re hearing, so far, that turnout has been extremely light in the 8th and 11th. In the 8th, this [...]
Did the Ellmore campaign lie?
Updated: Jun. 7, 11:55 p.m. with a story by the Washington Post In a recent mailer sent to residents of the Eighth Congressional District, candidate for the GOP congressional nomination, Mark Ellmore, states that his opponent, Amit Singh, in an interview on Blacknell.net would “not vote for John McCain.” However, according to Blacknell, no such [...]
Singh gets the cash; Ellmore gets the endorsements
The trend in the Eighth District GOP nomination race continues where Amit Singh continues to collect small donations, now amassing over $62K in three months, with the average donation being $125; and, Mark Ellmore continues to collect endorsements, the most recent from Rep. Thelma Drake and Del. Chris Saxman.
VPOD: Mark Ellmore, Candidate for the GOP nomination, 8th CD
Mark Elllmore proves the old axiom “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” This is his second attempt at the Republican nomination for the right to face incumbent Democrat Rep. Jim Moran this November. He faces political newcomer Amit Singh in a primary battle that will be resolved on June 10. In our [...]
Mark Ellmore, Candidate, Republican Nomination, 8th CD -- May 21, 2008 [17:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (775)Singh-Ellmore race down to last few weeks
Amit Singh recently held a fund-raiser with Rep. Ron Paul and State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, helping garner over $57K in donations. Mark Ellmore just picked up five new GOP endorsements from within the 8th District. With just over three weeks to go in the race, both candidates are working feverishly to shore up the nomination.
Syndicated columnist Paul Ibrahim interviews Singh and Ellmore
The 8th Congressional District race for the GOP nomination absolutely fascinates me.
Ellmore picks up endorsements
Up in the eighth district GOP contest between Mark Ellmore and Amit Singh, Ellmore announced today that he’s received several endorsements from Republican leaders in the district. From an Ellmore release:
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