Friday, October 19, 2012
Democratic incumbent in Virginia's 11th congressional District answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th District are giving their answers this week on Patches across the district. Today, Democratic incumbent Congressman Gerry Connolly answers questions from Patch readers. His responses appear unedited below. You can read responses from other candidates who responded to the survey throughout the week here. How will sequestration affect Northern Virginia? If elected, do you intend to fight it? My top priority is protecting and enhancing Northern Virginia’s economy. That economy is built on a partnership between the federal government and the private sector. Therefore any drastic …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Independent candidate for Virginia's 11th Congressional district answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th District are giving their answers this week on Patches across the district. Today, Independent Chris DeCarlo responds to the survey. Decarlo has taken a unique approach to his answers -- he's included the lyrics to two of his campaign rap songs, including Money, Money, Money and Fight For Our Lives, the video for which has been uploaded with this article. His responses appear unedited below. You can read responses from other candidates who responded to the survey throughout the week here. How will sequestration affect Northern Virginia? If elected, do you intend to fight it? See …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Independent candidate for Virginia's 11th Congressional district answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th District are giving their answers this week on Patches across the district. Today, Independent Mark Gibson responds to the survey. His responses appear unedited below. You can read responses from other candidates who responded to the survey throughout the week here. How will sequestration affect Northern Virginia? If elected, do you intend to fight it? Our most immediate problem is also a long-term problem: our dependence on the federal government as an employer and customer. The immediate hurdle is the cuts associated with sequestration: if the cuts go into effect at the end of …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Republican candidate for Congress answers 10 questions from Patch readers.
Earlier this month, our readers submitted questions for Patch's Ask the Candidates forum. Chris Perkins, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th District, is first in this week's series. His responses can be found below, unedited. You can read responses from other candidates who responded to the survey throughout the week here. How will sequestration affect Northern Virginia? If elected, do you intend to fight it? Sequestration will have a major impact on the Northern Virginia economy, and if elected fighting to overturn these cuts in favor of a more balanced deficit reduction plan will be my #1 priority. While a congressman may sometimes have to choose between the best interests of his …
Skip Endale
2:19 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
Gerry. Recently I’ve been thinking about our agonistic society -- how can one avoid it in the two-party struggle for control of the country? Here are some non-political examples: PROTagonist (good guy) against ANTagonist (bad guy) Father against son Brother against brother Dictator against rebel One nationality against another Man against angel Man against machine Man against beast (alligator, … more ›