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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Gillespie is awful,and should go back to New Jersey. Can't stand these candidates like Gillespie and Stewart who come into VA from other states and then pander to what they perceive as the worst prejudices of Virginians. Go to hell, Ed.[/quote][/b]

This is not and never has been an issue.  He was chair of the Virginia Republican Party in 2006.  He's lived in Virginia as far back as I can remember. HE worked onnHill before that.  And attended college here too.  He left New Jersey decades ago and never looked back.  He and his wife live near Mt. Vernon.[/quote]

PRECISELY.  Terry McAuliffe is a New Yorker, then a resident of DC, before moving to VA.  Lots of people are born in raised in states other than the ones they wind up representing.  And that's all a-ok, as long as they're not Republicans.  Just more examples of the constant liberal hypocrisy.[/quote]

Hold on there, pal.  I absolutely held my nose and voted for McAuliffe.  The GOP ran Cucinelli who was a far-right-wing nut.  Don't deflect.  The original point about Gillespie is that when a native resident of NJ says he will fight to preserve "our" heritage he means he will make sure we keep statues like the one in C'ville that's become a lightning rod, attracting KKK and neo-Nazis from all over the country.  Why is this appealing to conservatives???
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I don't think it's appealing.....it's just that it isn't a major issue to most voters. illegal immigration and the state's soft policy is, however. Tomorrow will be interesting.[/quote]

Gillespie certainly thinks it's a major issue. He is spending big bucks on mailers on that issue.  Between confederate statues and immigration he is making this about identity politics, not about what he can actually do for VA. The fact that he is unwilling to say these things in person-- only by mail or tv ad-- should tell you all you need to know.[/quote]

Funny... you'd think identity politics would appeal to liberals![/quote]

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