The Roanoke Times is reporting this morning that Dan Periello has been certified as the winner for VA-05, knocking off the odious bigot Virgil Goode and making Virginia even more blue.
Perriello victory over Goode certified
Periello is holding a news conference nat this hour (1pm EST). Goode has one scheduled for 3pm where he'll reveal whether or not he'll demand a recount. Periello finished 745 votes, or 0.24%, ahead of Goode.
The Roanoke Times is reporting this morning that Dan Periello has been certified as the winner for VA-05, knocking off the odious bigot Virgil Goode.
Perriello victory over Goode certified
Periello is holding a news conference nat this hour (1pm EST). Goode has one scheduled for 3pm where he'll reveal whether or not he'll demand a recount. Periello finished 745 votes, or 0.24%, ahead of Goode.
Goode, from Rocky Mount, was originally elected as a Democrat in 1996, but was extremely conservative in his stands and voting record. In 2000, he switched to Independent, and then to Republican in 2002. He became famously controversial with a letter to constituents in 2006, on the election of Muslim Keith Ellison to the US House:
"When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way. The Muslim Representative from Minnesota was elected by the voters of that district and if American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran."
During the 2008 campaign, Goode ran ads that showed Perriello's face darkened to make him appear non-white, and reportedly refused to learn to pronounce his opponent's name.
It is a joy to see him gone from a district where I used to live and may again!