in Virginia: Themla Drake (R- obedient bush goosestepping harpy) concedes!

[Blue_Tires]

Thelma Drake concedes 2nd District election

VIRGINIA BEACH -- Rep. Thelma Drake has conceded the race for the 2nd Congressional District to political newcomer Glenn Nye.

The GOP congresswoman congratulated Nye, a 34-year-old former foreign service officer, in a statement last night after Virginia Beach elections officials released results of three days of tallying absentee ballots. The vote count showed Nye with 8,000 more votes than Drake.

Nye's victory delivers the district to Democrats for the first time since 2000, and he heads to Washington as part of the growing Democratic majority on Capitol Hill.

-- The Associated Press

[mmonk]

1. Very good. The blue paint brush has been extensive.

Va. and NC are proof.

[MrScorpio]

2. Simply wow

Now all those rich fucks in Poquoson are going to have to swallow new medicine

[Atman]

3. Drake's Corruption Cakes and Payola Pies

LOL. Another one bites the dust.

I'm happy to have helped in that one, too!

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[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

4. Great description! Here is a summary of her Liddy Dolish campaign

that I posted a little earlier:


In one of her debates with Glen Nye she came out of the gate with a scurrilous, incorrect charge that he had wrongly claimed a homestead exemption on a house in DC he owned with his brother WHILE HE WAS IN IRAQ!!!! She said it was clear he was unethical. This came out of nowhere and pretty much set back the entire debate. This charge was later totally refuted by DC that said he had every right to claim the exemption.

Next thing on Thelma's aggenda was to suggest that he had not earned a civilian award he was given for participating in hostage negotiations as a State Department employee. Like she would know! A lot like suggesting John Kerry didn't earn his Purple heart.

Thelma was a complete George Bush tool. She was one of the most lock step Repubs in existance.When Jim Webb's first round on the new GI Bill came up - she voted against it and said her reason was that she thought Bush would veto it! Now, this is pretty much political suicide in this area that is all military bases, and retirees. She did vote the next time for it, but by then I think her goose was cooked. Military folks keep a sharp eye on things and they know exactly who's in their corner and who isn't.

So once again, I think if she had focused on issues instead of personal destruction, she might have had a chance. She could have even made a compelling arguement for why she voted against the first version of the GI Bill, but she did not handle that very well either. Oh well, sad. Not.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! What a maroon!