Should Chap Peterson be worried?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of Chap signs out in my Falls Church neighborhood. Multiple mailers from him, but only one from Saddam. Certainly seeing the incumbent money factor.

I've gotten two or three written postcards from volunteers for Salim and one or two actual mailers. But Salim has had volunteers who knocked on my door. It's safe to say that Chap has the money but Salim has the volunteers.

[Anonymous]

A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

He is very much ignoring the new territory. FCNP reported that he didn't even show up to the Falls Church Dems annual event, so they've endorsed Salim.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax/FC Dems organizations dislike Chap... have made no secret of it. Why else would they allow primary competition to a sitting Senator?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

He is very much ignoring the new territory. FCNP reported that he didn't even show up to the Falls Church Dems annual event, so they've endorsed Salim.

FCNP is a one-man shop owned and run by a far-left LBGTQ activist (Nicholas Benton). It was never going to endorse Chap.

[Anonymous]

A lot of younger voters don’t like him because of his involvement with the tow truck lobby and close involvement with Advance Towing. This has been discussed quite often on NoVa Reddit whenever Petersen’s name comes up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax/FC Dems organizations dislike Chap... have made no secret of it. Why else would they allow primary competition to a sitting Senator?

The party doesn't "allow" a primary challenger. Whoever files the paperwork gets to be on the ballot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of younger voters don’t like him because of his involvement with the tow truck lobby and close involvement with Advance Towing. This has been discussed quite often on NoVa Reddit whenever Petersen’s name comes up.

Not just young voters. So many people are mad about him related to LGBTQ+ issues, gun violence prevention etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of younger voters don’t like him because of his involvement with the tow truck lobby and close involvement with Advance Towing. This has been discussed quite often on NoVa Reddit whenever Petersen’s name comes up.

Not just young voters. So many people are mad about him related to LGBTQ+ issues, gun violence prevention etc.

What are his positions on LGBTQ+ issues that some (I assume very progressive) people don't like?

[Anonymous]

Just glad he is no longer my Senator. (Redistricting)

And I will be voting for a good friend of mine in the primary vs an incumbent state senator.

Erika Y has lots of friends who do enjoy spending time with her IRL - one of them happens to be a very close friend of mine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

Agreed. Chap has committed to doing something about gun violence in his debates and on his youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZHi8_39Sg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

Agreed. Chap has committed to doing something about gun violence in his debates and on his youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZHi8_39Sg

This is interesting. He says that he voted in the past for an assault weapon ban in VA, and would do so again. This seems at least somewhat at odds with what I've heard about him elsewhere. Would be interested to know what actually happened on that issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

Agreed. Chap has committed to doing something about gun violence in his debates and on his youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZHi8_39Sg

What is Chap's stance on abortion rights? He seems to avoid that topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of younger voters don’t like him because of his involvement with the tow truck lobby and close involvement with Advance Towing. This has been discussed quite often on NoVa Reddit whenever Petersen’s name comes up.

Not just young voters. So many people are mad about him related to LGBTQ+ issues, gun violence prevention etc.

What are his positions on LGBTQ+ issues that some (I assume very progressive) people don't like?

He voted for the Marshall-Newman amendment that banned same-sex marriage. You don't have to be a progressive to call that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A Salim volunteer knocked on our door a few weeks ago to talk about his stance on guns. Chap himself came through the week after. We've always been in Chap's district, so it's nice to see he's not taking his old territory for granted.

Agreed. Chap has committed to doing something about gun violence in his debates and on his youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZHi8_39Sg

This is interesting. He says that he voted in the past for an assault weapon ban in VA, and would do so again. This seems at least somewhat at odds with what I've heard about him elsewhere. Would be interested to know what actually happened on that issue.

In 2020 when they actually had a chance to ban assault weapons, he killed that effort and went on Fox News complaining about an assault weapons ban is terrible. This year, when there was no chance of passing an assault weapons ban and he was being primaried, he voted for a more limited measure that would ban *some* assault weapons. There was no chance of passing anything this year with a GOP controlled House and Governor. It was an act of political theatre so he could say he voted for an assault weapons ban, when the truth is Chap Petersen is the reason they're not banned.