More good news as the largest shipping vessel ever to call on the Eastern seaboard docks at the Port of Virginia this week.
Americans For Prosperity UNLOADS With Seven Figure Ad Buy
It’s a 30 second spot, but it highlights what is proving to be an enduring criticism of a part-time Lieutenant Governor running a part-time campaign. From AFP’s J.C. Hernandez:
As a member of its board of directors, Ralph Northam had a statutory responsibility to supervise the VEDP’s use of taxpayer dollars. Yet when a fake Chinese company with a false address and a phony website scammed the VEDP and Virginia taxpayers for $1.4 million, Northam didn’t even notice. Why? Because he skipped more than half the board meetings. Northam could have done his job and stopped the fraud. But he couldn’t be bothered and we got scammed. Ralph Northam didn’t show up for work.
All summer long our activists have been canvassing the state, getting the word out to friends and neighbors about Northam’s poor record. With this significant ad buy, we’ll be ramping up those efforts even more. We don’t believe Ralph Northam deserves a promotion, and we’re committed to making sure he doesn’t become our next governor.
Nice counterbalance to all that outside money that LCV, Planned Parenthood, and out-of-state billionaires have been pouring into a lackluster Northam campaign.
Ordinary Men; Extraordinary Choices
Two albatrosses continue to hang around Northam’s neck at the moment: Antifa and the pipeline. Gillespie’s law and order emphasis produces results.
Rep. Scott Taylor Embraces His Conservative Edge; Key Figure Among Trump Advisors
At just 38, Scott Taylor is the kind of Republican candidate and office-holder that the new Republican Party is embracing.
Ramadan Renews The Call For Reform At UVA
Former Delegate David Ramadan is showing no signs of disappearing from the public square as he renews the call for reform at the University of Virginia.
Northam Gets $700K Bailout From League of Conservation Voters
Northam’s campaign is being forced to accept bailouts in order to resuscitate a campaign that to date has been powered more on fumes than ideas.
Local Dem Chair Airs Frustration With Northam’s Lackluster Campaign
Not just content to dodge debates, beleaguered Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam is declining to appear at the traditional Buena Vista Parade.
Gillespie’s Sanctuary Cities Ad Causes Northam Panic
Democrat Ralph Northam is begging voters not to believe Ed Gillespie’s latest ad targeting his record on sanctuary cities.
The Northam campaign is out with an ad in Roanoke saying Ed Gillespie’s new ad slamming Northam for supporting sanctuary cities in Virginia “isn’t true.”
The panicked turnaround of this hastily cut spot shows the Gillespie campaign has found a message they know hurts Northam. It’s a testament to the disciplined campaign being run by the team.
But you’ll notice that even in his attempted refutation of the Gillespie ad, Ralph Northam doesn’t address the central fact. Ralph Northam cast the deciding vote against a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in Virginia.
So Ralph’s ad totally misses the point. If Ralph Northam is governor and an illegal immigrant commits a violent crime in Virginia, he or she is free to remain on the streets after they’ve served their time. Ed Gillespie would make sure state and local law enforcement cooperate with the federal government to make sure they are deported.
It’s a clear contrast between Gillespie’s law and order campaign message versus Ralph Northam’s risky policies.
Watch Gillespie Dropkick Northam In POWERFUL First Ad
Gillespie is up in the first true ad of the gubernatorial campaign with a powerful ad focusing on law and order — issues that ring true on immigration, Antifa, and gang violence where Northam campaign is not only weak, but Northam’s base is divided six ways to Sunday.
“The first job of a governor is to ensure public safety; keeping communities, schools, businesses and public gathering places safe. Ralph Northam’s policy in favor of sanctuary cities in our Commonwealth will not make Virginians safer,” said campaign manager Chris Leavitt. “Ed is proud to be the son of an immigrant, and knows we can both welcome legal immigrants and enforce our laws at the same time. As governor, Ed will stand with our law enforcement and first responders, protect Virginia from those who wish to do us harm, ensure that sanctuary cities that are a safe haven for violent criminals here illegally are never allowed in the Commonwealth, and combat violent gangs like MS-13 that The Washington Post recently reported as seeing a ‘resurgence’ in the state. Ed included a ban on sanctuary cities in his detailed plan to combat gangs.”
That sure as hell beats statues, transgenders, and pipelines.
POLL: Do You Support Gillespie’s Leadership On Confederate Memorials?
The debate is raging — time for Virginians to have their say!