This is a nasty, NASTY race to crown the Republican candidate in Virginia's 33rd House District.
Here are the horses:
Joe T. May, 67 years old, 12-year incumbent and local entrepreneur (EIT, Inc., a company providing full contract electronic design and manufacturing services to OEM's from product concept through distribution and aftermarket support). His campaign's web presence is severely lacking (IOW, severely sucks ass), but in this area, retail politics is the order of the day. Painting himself as the "moderate" yet "rock-ribbed conservative" in this race for the nomination. Folksy and down-home. May's big financial supporters include Microsoft and lobbying firm Powerstrategies (who gave General Electric $160,000 in 2002). Your run-of-the-mill Republican.
His opponent, though, is a "real doozy"...
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