Think Crabill Can’t Beat Wittman? Think Again.
If you’re a Democrat hoping to knock off Rep. Rob Wittman in the 1st Congressional District this November, news of Catherine Crabill jumping into the race definitely got your attention. An active member of her local ‘Tea Party’ outfit, I know for a fact that Crabill was seriously considering running as a third party candidate instead of a Republican. That would’ve made things a lot easier for the eventual Democratic nominee, whether it’s Krystal Ball or Scott Robinson.
Well, based on her recent statements, it now appears that she will in fact challenge Wittman for the GOP nomination, even thought she’s aware of Virginia’s sore loser law. That’s bad news for Democrats then, since Rob Wittman should have no problem beating crazy ol’ Catherine Crabill among Republicans….right? I’m not so sure.
Keep in mind, the 99th House District Republicans nominated her to run against Albert Pollard last year, even after it became well-known that Crabill blames the government, not Timothy McVeigh, for the Oklahoma City bombing. And what did they get in return for this supposedly disastrous decision? By FAR the closest reelection race Pollard has ever faced! (even though Deeds’ god-awful performance had a little something to do with it)
OK. So, Republicans have to choose between Wittman and Crabill. Well, who is the typical Republican? A new Harris poll revealed what many other similar polls have indicated over the past year. And that is this: Catherine Crabill is the rule, not the exception. I see Marc went over this in a previous post, but here it is again:
- 24% of Republicans say that Obama “may be the Antichrist.”
- 38% of Republicans say that Obama is “doing many of the things that Hitler did.”
- 45% of Republicans believe that Obama was “not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president.”
- 57% of Republicans believe that Obama is a Muslim.
- 67% of Republicans believe that Obama is a socialist.
And keep in mind that this is a poll of Republicans nationwide. The 1st CD in Virginia is much more conservative than the country as a whole.
Think Crabill can’t beat Wittman? Think again.
Chris, Crabill has to get a thousand (valid) signatures, in addition to $3,480.
Wittman has submitted double the amount of signatures needed on the first day filing was possible. I haven’t heard much from Crabill on the other hand.
Umm, Chris using that picture to compare tea partiers to the Klan is distasteful, your party is the party who has a Klan member, in it that is elected to the Senate or did you forget about Robert “KKK” Byrd.
What we ALL want is someone who does not
fear the press and what fellow Rebuplicans
say or think. We are all tried of the “Let’s
just get along crowd”, because you have it
right…….. we have been getting along with
the emeny. CATHERINE HAS MY VOTE