I've been a longtime reader of Daily Kos, but until today, I have never felt compelled to write a diary. The reason? The upcoming Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary between Fmr. Del. Brian Moran, Sen. Creigh Deeds, and Terry McAuliffe.
It started Friday afternoon. I got a robocall on my cell phone from the VA League of Conservation Voters president declaring the group's endorsement of Terry McAuliffe. I turned to my co-worker, an Alexandria native, Moran constituent and supporter to inform him of the news. Given Moran's and Deeds' records on conservation, we agreed to disagree with Va-LCV, shrugged our shoulders and sighed.
Then on Saturday, as I jogged around town I saw the signs. Signs on every piece of public right-of-way as far as the eye could see. Sunday was the last straw, another robocall- from a hip-hop DJ inviting me to an Arlington club to see will.i.am and you guessed it Terry McAuliffe. This was starting to get out of hand.
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