The Anti-Cuccinelli Axis
POSTED BY: Jongsstraw
UPDATED: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 19:45
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Uh, no, at no time did you say anything to indicate "how funny it was that anyone would suggest that he was bankrolled by "...leading McAuliffe/Obama campaign finance bundlers"." From what you wrote, you thought it was funny how much each of them "paid" for a vote, but that's all. Perhaps that's not what you meant, but that's what you wrote.
My response was that it wasn't about the money...the only thing your post addressed at ALL was the money.
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Originally posted by Niki2:
Uh, no, at no time did you say anything to indicate "how funny it was that anyone would suggest that he was bankrolled by "...leading McAuliffe/Obama campaign finance bundlers"." From what you wrote, you thought it was funny how much each of them "paid" for a vote, but that's all. Perhaps that's not what you meant, but that's what you wrote.
My response was that it wasn't about the money...the only thing your post addressed at ALL was the money.
Really. Take off the partisan goggles.
I quoted a paragraph from Jongsstraw's original post that said Sarvis was supported by McAuliffe/Obama contribution bundlers and that's one reason why Cuccinelli lost.
Then I said...
"This is pretty funny, considering that the Sarvis campaign took in a grand total of around $118 Thousand, while Cuccinelli got $19 MILLION and McAulliffe close to $33 MILLION. Interesting in that McAullife spent $30.77 per vote, Cuccinelli spent $18.91, and Sarvis just $.81."
Or don't you think it funny that whoever wrote the article Jongs cited would consider that Sarvis' contributions - totaling 0.6% of Cuccinelli's total - caused Cuccinelli to lose the election?
Not sure how I can make things clearer to you while you operate under the misconception that I'm a Republican supporter or a right-winger.
It is funny sometimes watching you try to explain to me what I meant, as seen through your prejudices.
"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."
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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
"Turns out that the Sarvis campaign was financed by leading McAuliffe/Obama campaign finance bundlers, precisely for the purpose of dividing the conservative vote. On Tuesday, while Cuccinelli lost by 2.5 percent of the vote, Sarvis took 6.5 percent from the most free-market conservative ranks of Virginia voters."
Ahem.
As I said elsewhere...Quote:
McAuliffe deeply flawed... well, that's putting it nicely.
If he still wins, which he's likely to, sends a pretty damning message to the GOP in Virgina, as well as elsewhere.
Especially amusing in that Sarvis is likely to siphon votes from the conservawackjobs and blow it for Cuccinelli.
And yanno what, y'all rightwingnut dimwits fell for it too, seems I recall also mentioning something about stupidity and gullibility in there too, neh ?
-Frem
As noted above, the "Turns out that the Sarvis campaign was financed by leading McAuliffe/Obama campaign finance bundlers..." quote is not mine, but was copied from Jongs original post. I was commenting on the silliness of it.
Also, as Niki noted above...
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Originally posted by Niki2:Quote:
David Weigel sorted through the Washington Post’s final poll for the race and discovered that Sarvis supporters were asked who they’d vote for if Sarvis weren’t running. 53 percent said McAuliffe, and 42 percent said Cuccinelli. http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/29/no-sarvis-isnt-costing-cuccinelli-th
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So the "Sarvis is likely to siphon votes from the conservawackjobs..." apparently isn't correct.
Maybe you and Niki should take a Critical Reading course.
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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:
Who did you vote for, Geezer?
Did you vote for the Republican, or the Independent?
I voted for the Libertarian, Robert Sarvis.
He got 6.5% of votes cast. The best, by far, that a Libertarian has done in a Va governor's race. In some districts the Libertarian vote was close to 10%. I'm hoping that this will encourage folks to run as Libertarians for State Representative office in those places.
There was really a lot of talk here, especially after the massively negative campaigns both major parties ran in both the Governor's and Representative's races, about having to vote for the least bad - as opposed to the best - candidate. I'd like to think that the Libertarians can provide an alternative in some places.
If I'd had to choose only between McAuliffe and Cuccinelli, I'd have done as I've done before and write in "None of the Above".
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Originally posted by Geezer:
So the "Sarvis is likely to siphon votes from the conservawackjobs..." apparently isn't correct.
How so, cause that's exactly what happened.
-F
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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
So the "Sarvis is likely to siphon votes from the conservawackjobs..." apparently isn't correct.
How so, cause that's exactly what happened.
-F
Per the article both Niki and I cited, not so much.
Here's Niki's cite:
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David Weigel sorted through the Washington Post’s final poll for the race and discovered that Sarvis supporters were asked who they’d vote for if Sarvis weren’t running. 53 percent said McAuliffe, and 42 percent said Cuccinelli. http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/29/no-sarvis-isnt-costing-cuccinelli-th
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So if folks voted as they polled, McAuliffe probably lost more votes to Sarvis than Cuccinelli.
As an aside, You're not the only one erroneously believing that the Sarvis campaign hurt the Repubs. The day after the election I had a lady pull up beside my Tahoe, blow her horn, and flip me off for no reason I could see. As she drove off, I could see the Cuccinelli sticker on her back bumper. I can only assume she was reacting to the Sarvis sticker on my rear window.
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L. Francis Cissna gone now United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Cuccinelli authored the chapter on the Department of Homeland Security in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 book, Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240409001727/https://static.project2025.
org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
they say Cuccinelli exchanged emails with Ginni Thomas regarding election fraud conspiracies
https://web.archive.org/web/20230604093450/https://www.americanoversig
ht.org/document/dhs-communications-regarding-ginni-thomas
Cuccinelli launched Never Back Down, a super PAC encouraging Ron DeSantis to enter the 2024 Republican primary.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/politics/ken-cuccinelli-ron-desantis-su
per-pac/index.html
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