Of course, Gillespie’s call for 10 debates would help explore the issues the Daily Press editors are keen to get at… if Northam’s handlers would allow it.
Democrat Division Against Northam Escalates
There is an underreported story regarding the fallout from Saturday’s debates, and it’s pretty simple to ferret out: Ralph Northam has a base problem.
Gillespie Highlights From The Virginia Bar Association Debate
If you missed the Virginia Bar Association Debate, don’t worry — it was an exhibition in precisely why Ralph Northam is avoiding debates, courtesy of Ed Gillespie’s sharp right jabs on the economy and small business growth:
“Let me say it again: 20 cents of every dollar is a direct federal dollar on our economy from the federal government. In Hampton Roads, it’s a lot more than that… we can’t just count on Washington D.C. to solve our problems for us. I have policies to get Virginia growing again, to address the challenges we face, a 10% across the board cut in our individual income tax rates. That would create more than 53,000 full-time, private sector, good paying jobs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s a 25% increase over what we project right now. We need those jobs, we need those opportunities, we need to — in Virginia — enact policies to change the stagnation that we have suffered under during the lieutenant governor’s time in office.”
— Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie
Virginia Bar Association Debate
22 July 2017
For other highlights during the Gillespie/Northam VBA debate, see below.
No question that Gillespie carried the debate handily. Northam pivoted to a series of divisive social issues and reckless economic policies, while Gillespie deftly handled questions about President Trump while focusing relentlessly on what he intends to achieve as governor: small business growth and the economy being front and center.
