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Clearly the Staunton News Leader headline that ‘Good and McGuire are seeking Trump’s support’ is inconsistent with the news that Trump was “very disappointed” that Bob Good supported Florida’s DeSantis over Trump.
Trump retaliated by supporting Va State Sen. John McGuire, Good’s opponent in the upcoming Primary.
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Staunton News Leader 5/23/2024
Two GOP contenders seek Trump's nod for Virginia's 5th Congressional District primary
Bad news for Bob Good: New law upends Virginia's 5th District primary (newsleader.com)
“New rules for party primaries change the 5th District voting rules:
That law, which went into effect in January, had one unintended consequence: It all but outlawed conventions in any election, including party primaries, in Virginia.”
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“That change in Virginia’s election law may spell trouble for incumbent Congressman Bob Good, who had won his party’s nomination twice. He won his primary first in 2020 and again in 2022, through conventions on what critics have called "his turf" in a predominately rural district that spans close to 200 miles from top to bottom. In both of those races, he garnered less than 2,000 votes at those conventions in a district with roughly 562,925 active voters, according to data from the Virginia Board of Elections.”
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That’s 0.3%, hardly a representative sample of the district voters and leaving the Republican majority a limited choice in the general elections.
That process has been very friendly to the TeaParty faithful.
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In reflection, the now outdated convention rules were most likely a major consideration for our prior outstanding 5th Dist R. Congressman Robert Hurt to retire rather than participate in a 0.3% convention.
Congressman Hurt R-VA-5 Leads Liberty U Law Center
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2017/01/congressman-hurt-r-va-5-leads-liberty-u.html
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$9-Million Republican Primary Va 5th
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2024/05/9-million-republican-primary-va-5th.html
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TeaParty Continues Republican Degradation
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2024/05/teaparty-continues-republican.html
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R. Congressman Bob Good A Disappointment
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2024/01/r-congressman-bob-good-disappointment.html
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GOP Conflict In Va-5th
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2024/04/gop-conflict-in-va-5th.html
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