Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy announces she’s running for governor of Virginia
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Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (who represents PWC and Stafford) announces today she’s running for Governor. She’s an interesting candidate for many reasons: 1) she’s a native Virginian from Petersburg so has ties to the Petersburg/greater Richmond area which probably gives heartburn to Levar Stoney who has been rumored to want to run, 2) she went to VMI in the 3rd class that accepted women, 3) she was a public defender, 4) she won her delegate seat by 14 votes in a race the press all said she couldn’t win all while pregnant with twins, and 4) she has done what many people (including myself) have often thought about, thinking that the establishment of candidates who get elected seem to be doing a terrible job and maybe I could do it better; she actually had the guts to run for office and she won.
Don’t know enough about her record yet to say right now whether I would vote for her but what I’ve read so far I do like. Announcing now seems smart given that rumors have been Fairfax, Gillespie, Mark Levin and the mayors of Richmond and Alexandria were considering running on the democratic ticket. Here’s her announcement video: https://youtu.be/iB1ah1P7NJw And here’s a short segment on her run for delegate from a few years ago: https://youtu.be/-UpqMXyZnnM |
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| Sorry for typos. Trying to homeschool at same times. I know 5 comes after 4. Ugh. |
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Black women need more leadership roles. I'd love to see this.
I also bet she hasn't sexually assaulted anyone (JUSTIN FAIRFAX SIT DOWN) |
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| I’m pretty sure Terry McAuliffe is going to run again, which hinders anyone else’s chances. But she looks great. |
Anonymous
No, gross, please not him again. |
Anonymous
I heard that too but I really hope he doesn’t. |
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I thought it was Tim Kaine who was going to run again? |
Anonymous
Why would Kaine run? He just won reelection to the Senate. |
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| I’m not going to bother learning any names until shortly before the primary. |
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No way is Kaine running again. He’s staying in the Senate. |
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Because VA politics is a revolving door of Senate > Governor > Head of the DNC or RNC > rinse and repeat? |
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Not Kaine. He’s staying put. |
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| Oh, he*ll yes!!! |
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Foy is an excellent salesperson. Substance is light. Absolutely an insufficient background for the job. Two cycles from now? Maybe; she might be a strong pick with more experience. She simply doesn’t have the goods now.
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