Andrew Hurst (VA-11)endorsed by Sen. Edwards and Gov. Kaine

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Andrew is running for Congress in VA-11 (Northern Virginia) against Tom Davis, one of the more ethically challenged republicans. The Political Junkie friendly soap opera continues at Andy's site and blog:

http://www.hurstforcongress.com/

And a fantastic blog posted at Raising Kaine:

http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5039


(Warning: Includes Photo of John Edwards, not recommended for weak :loveya: )


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[Virginia Dare]

1. Yay Hurst-- hopefully my future congressman...n/t

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2. Isn't the incumbent/opponent one of the icky people ?

Tom Davis, right?

[Virginia Dare]

6. He has severe ethics problems...

mainly due to his cozy relationship with defense contracters. Rumor is he will run for Senate when one of those seats becomes vacated. His wife, who is a state delegate, supposedly will then run for his seat.

[SaveElmer]

5. You weren't at Clifton day this past weekend were you?..nt

[Virginia Dare]

7. No...was Andrew Hurst there?...n/t

[SaveElmer]

11. Yeah he was...

I was helping out at the Democratic booth and got to meet him briefly. He got alot of support that day. Tom Davis was there too...

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3. great news. Was involved in a fundraiser for andy last weekend

Andy himself would admit that when he first threw his hat in the ring, he didn't think he had a chance of winning...that he was hoping to push Tom Davis to actually be the moderate that he claims to be (but isn't, at least not any more).

But Andy has worked his butt off and its paying dividends big time. He has a shot at this...a lot of Democrats who used to say that Davis was the only repub they'd ever voted for are fed up, both with Davis and with the repub party and they are coming out strong for Andy I believe. TIm Kaine captured the 11th District by 13 percentage points last year, which is a really positive sign.

[Catchawave]

4. I am so inspired by Va-11

It's one of the hardest working districts in America!

[Virginia Dare]

8. What are the polls saying?..

This really amazes me, although Ken Long gave him a decent fight last time. It was a tough choice between the two, but in the end I thought Andy had the better chance to beat Davis, because of his ability to raise money, so I voted for him in the primary. I'm very impressed by him and his campaign, I think even if he loses this, he will be back.

[TheVirginian]

9. The last poll I saw was Davis 60, Hurst 29

This was back in early September.

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10. Davis got 60% in 2004 -- no way he gets it this time