{"id":25642,"date":"2010-07-23T08:08:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T08:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/virginia-race-robert-hurt-pulls-ahead-democrat-perriello-a-near-goner\/"},"modified":"2010-07-23T08:08:36","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T08:08:36","slug":"virginia-race-robert-hurt-pulls-ahead-democrat-perriello-a-near-goner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/libertarian\/virginia-race-robert-hurt-pulls-ahead-democrat-perriello-a-near-goner.php","title":{"rendered":"Virginia race – Robert Hurt pulls ahead, Democrat Perriello a near goner"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Dems attack Hurt for \"supporting Palin's radical rightwing agenda\"<\/strong><\/p>

From Eric Dondero:<\/p>

One of the truly bellweather races in the Nation is for Congressional district 5, south central Virginia. First-term incumbent Tom Perriello, a blue dog and self-described \"moderate\" has been a top GOP target. <\/p>

Note - on Saturday, we featured Perriello here at Libertarian Republican<\/a> for his lackluster opposition to a Stalin bust at a D-Day Memorial Park in his district - \"Leave it up to a Republican Congressman to oppose Stalin bust at WWII Memorial Park.\" <\/p>

Now a poll has been released showing Perriello way behind. <\/p>

From RCP<\/a>, Sean Trende, \"Perriello Down By 23 Points\":<\/p>

SurveyUSA shows Republican Rob Hurt leading Freshman Democrat Tom Perriello by an astonishing 58%-35% margin.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Hurt is a strong fiscal conservative and individual liberties advocate. From his website<\/a>:<\/p>

Individual Liberty, Private Property and the 2nd Amendment <\/p>

The right to keep private property was considered a fundamental right by our Founding Fathers. As a member of Congress, I will support efforts that allow states to limit eminent domain and will work to ensure that government cannot confiscate private property. <\/p>

Along with Personal Property, the Founding Fathers also paid special attention to our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. As a long time supporter of the 2nd Amendment, I am proud of my consistent support for gun rights, and proud of my consistent A plus rating from the National Rifle Association. <\/p><\/blockquote>

Hurt has received support from some prominent Virginia libertarians. Rick Sincere, a former Libertarian Party of VA official and longtime Republican Liberty Caucus member, helped with a money bomb for Hurt in June. (Rick Sincere News & Thoughts blog<\/a>). <\/p>

Hurt has also received donations from Sarah Palin's PAC. This has sparked controversy in the district, with the Perriello campaign sending out fundraising appeals bashing Palin:<\/p>

“Palin knows that she can count on Sen. Hurt to support her radical right-wing agenda. Robert Hurt knows that he needs national Republican celebrities like Sarah Palin to raise money for him.”<\/p><\/blockquote>

(Source: The Hill<\/a>)<\/p>

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