Brings our attention to a new letter to the editor from James Walkinshaw who talks about the bright future of Prince William County Democrats this year.
How bright is the future in Prince William that James has been working on?
So great that sources tell me he has accepted a job with ....
Gerry Connolly (Fairfax County) this year!
I'm sure he'll send you a note from the adult table, don't worry.
Posted by: | March 01, 2007 at 01:00 PM
As campaign staff or personal staff?
Posted by: | March 01, 2007 at 01:07 PM
if it's campaign staff, then that's a clear indication of connolly's intention to run for congress because the district is part fairfax, part PWC.
Posted by: ted | March 01, 2007 at 01:19 PM
clever move by Gerry. Everything is pointed towards '08 at this point.
Posted by: Ghost of Henry Howell | March 01, 2007 at 01:48 PM
the "du'h" award goes to ted.
of course connolly wants to run for congress. he's the most ambitious politician in the area.
Posted by: Chris | March 01, 2007 at 01:49 PM
How much weight will Gerry lose when James takes him canvassing every evening and weekend? Shall we start a bracket for the weeks leading to the elction?
Posted by: AndreaC | March 01, 2007 at 04:00 PM
If John Warner retires, and Davis decides to run for Senate, you can bet Gerry's gonna want that seat. Of course, you know Hurst will want it as well. And maybe Byrne will want to get in on that primary. If Davis decides to go for the Senate, the Dem Primary in the Eleventh could be fascinating...
Hurst vs. Connolly vs. Byrne. Anybody else?
Posted by: Dannyboy | March 01, 2007 at 05:00 PM
And the GOP primary? Most likely Dave Albo and maybe Jay O'Brien?
Posted by: Chris | March 01, 2007 at 05:30 PM
Does this mean that Connolly will wind up like all the rest of James' candidates....losers? Because if we are writing articles about the Democrat's future, they should look at the past!
Posted by: | March 01, 2007 at 07:09 PM
petty...
Posted by: | March 01, 2007 at 08:43 PM
James represents challengers, who have less money and less name recognition and who haven't manipulated their district line to keep their party in the district and the other party out. With those advantages, incumbents win more than 90% of the time. James has done damn well against those odds, and everybody who pays attention knows that.
Posted by: AndreaC | March 02, 2007 at 02:03 PM
A loss is still a loss no matter how well you do.
Posted by: Riley, Not O'Reilly | March 03, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Some losses are sweeter than others. How much did Tom Davis have to pay to keep his seat? $3.5 million, plus whatever the NRCC spent. That's a lot of money, even for a crook like Tom Davis. That was earmarked for this Senate race. Give James a race for an open seat and then we'll let that speak for itself.
Posted by: AndreaC | March 05, 2007 at 01:58 AM