WA EX: Republican Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman lost his bid for renomination to a conservative challenger who questioned the freshman lawmaker’s bona fides on social issues.
At a party convention Saturday in the sprawling 5th District, stretching from the North Carolina state line to the Washington, D.C., exurbs in Fauquier County, Riggleman came up short against Republican primary challenger Bob Good. In the party convention, a drive-in affair held in a church parking lot due to the coronavirus, Good prevailed over Riggleman 58% to 42%.
About 2,400 people voted from their cars at the party convention, according to tallies released by local Republican officials early Sunday.
Virginia allows parties to select nominees in conventions, with far smaller turnout than primaries, which usually works against more moderate-tending members. That was the case with Riggleman, who, despite a conservative voting record in the House in-line with leadership and his colleagues, faced charges of straying too far from the conservative fold. more here
I don’t know Bob Good, but I have encountered Riggleman several times. He wasn’t a bad guy. I liked him personally, but didn’t know about the same sex marriage thing. Did he merely host the event at his distillery or did he preside?
Pro-gay Riggleman, should be honored to lose to a man named Bob Good.
I’m concerned about the whole ‘voting from cars’ thing. How exactly does it work? Is it honk once for the incumbent, twice for the challenger? Left blinker, right blinker? Maybe flash your brights? So many ways to commit car-voter fraud…
unrelated, and maybe insignificant many
BoCephus’s daughter died in a car crash!
I like both Hanks. Ws 10 when the Ol Man died.
God bles Bcephus.
5th district is a bitch. Sort of like the 7th
Both got gerrymandered to death by democrats a few years back. Bible thumper will get crushed
Put that district in the Blue column.
Sorry, but I’m not voting for a guy who officiated a gay wedding. Maybe those voting felt the same way.
Voting from your car is dumb as shit though.
That’s what he gets for joining the long line of assholes trying to mainstream degeneracy.
How is “Fauquier ” pronounced?
Drink here,
Smoke here, and
Fauquier.
^^^^^ correct ^^^^^^
Glad he lost. Contributing to degeneracy has a price here and in the hereafter.
What a bunch of hater potaters! Speaking of gay matrimony, you should see how my Petey B officiates over my unbleached elastic starfish. Like a homo boss!