Remember the days when AFP-VA saw a tax hike, an infringement, or an unfunded mandate… and did this to it?
Yeah… me too.
Those were the days when Ben “the Apache” Marchi was running the joint [1].
Back in 2007, Marchi wasn’t well liked… by tax-hikers. But he left behind a machine. Morgan Griffith would probably not be a representative without AFP-VA’s help. HB 3202 would probably be law without AFP-VA’s resistance.
So what happened to AFP-VA?
This year, we haven’t seen any activity out of these guys. You used to get mail, robocalls, scorecards — THE BUS — all sorts of activity out of AFP-VA. The last time I saw AFP in action? Was when they took George Allen out on tour about a year ago… and Marchi was there with them.
This isn’t to blow smoke up Marchi’s skirt (other folks can do that for him). But when Virginia loses it’s primary anti-tax voice in Richmond, something is seriously wrong. Club for Growth is gone, AFP-VA is kaput.
Who’s looking out for us in Richmond, guys?