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Northam Booed By Fairfax Progressives Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The hits just keep on coming for Ralph Northam’s embattled campaign for governor as Fairfax County’s progressives actively booed him at a recent FACS Gubernatorial Energy Forum.

From the Republican Governors Association:

Northam’s campaign has been constantly harassed by anti-pipeline Democrats who have protested his campaign office openings, interrupted him at a debate, and even hijacked the stage at his primary night victory party. With each passing day, Northam continues to alienate his base, leaving Democrats more and more divided ahead of the crucial November election.

This hasn’t exactly been missed by the folks at Blue Virginia, who remain aghast as to why Northam will not adopt gubernatorial challenger Tom Perriello’s progressive stand against the project.

What’s more significant here is that the problem — once thought to be relegated to western Virginia — seems to have legs even in the heart of northern Virginia, a Democratic stronghold that Northam must carry with significant margins in order to be victorious in November.

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Northam Rift On Pipeline So Bad, Protesters Are Showing Up To His Grand Openings

The story the media is finally covering in a but-whaddabout-Stewart sort of way can no longer be ignored.

The proposed 600-mile underground Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline that would serve multiple public utilities and their growing energy needs in Virginia and North Carolina.

For those interested in learning more about the project, check out the fact sheet over at Dominion Energy or the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project page.  For all the Frequently Asked Questions — including whether the energy will be shipped overseas (fun fact: it will not) — click here for all the facts.

More to the point, there’s a reason why the project enjoys broad bi-partisan support from the political center of Virginia.  Northam chose wisely by backing the project, even if his more extremist supporters would rather condemn 1 in 8 Virginians to energy poverty rather than see facts straight on.

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RSLC Slams Justin Fairfax Over Opposition To Pipeline

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Justin Fairfax just took a hit to the gut.  From the RSLC statement:

Virginia’s candidate for Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax seems to be more willing to represent the interests of far-left protestors than the citizens of Virginia.

During his primary campaign, Fairfax said that he would oppose any pipeline construction in Virginia in hopes to gain the support of the progressives who have been protesting the proposed pipelines.

Now he has doubled down on this pledge despite his own running mate, gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam, saying that he would support the construction of the natural gas pipelines.

Ouch.

What’s clear at this rate is that the Republicans (and most Democrats — including Northam) are more than happy to take Justin Fairfax to task.

There’s a reason for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s broad support in Virginia: thousands of new jobs, millions in tax revenue, and not to mention an outlet at the Port of Virginia — an international port of call.

Meanwhile, the Democrats have been reduced to calling pipeline supporters racists for the crime of bringing thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue to Buckingham County, Virginia.

Why Jonathan Sokolow — an United Mine Workers attorney and self-declared environmental activist from Reston — cares about Buckingham County remains a mystery… or not… just a quick perusal at his VPAP contributions in state suggests he’s probably not an honest observer of what is best for Buckingham County.

Either way, the Republicans aren’t running from a project that will bring thousands of jobs and produce millions of dollars in tax revenue, and they are more than happy to stick Justin Fairfax with his explanation as to why he opposes core infrastructure and clean energy projects.

Whether this coterie of pressure groups can bring even Ralph Northam back into the fold remains to be seen, having failed to do so thus far.

Nevertheless, the RSLC reminds the rest of us (and the media) that the real divisions aren’t on the right — but deep within the Democratic camp.