VA-SEN 2018: Laura Ingraham planning a run

[Coolface Sock #42069]

If she runs, she will all but ensure that Dems hold the seat.  Comstock would be a much better choice.

Democrats were never going to lose this seat. Also lol@all the hate Ingraham gets. This really reminds me of all the people who predicted that Joni Ernst would get crushed because she is "crazy". Of course no Democrat would vote for Ingraham, but no Democrat would vote for Comstock either. I also highly doubt that Ingraham would be DOA in a Senate race in IN and MO.

Miles posted an article on Decision Desk that talked about how Comstock overperformed Trump. There were lots of Clinton/Comstock voters. Also, as recently as about 2 years ago a Republican Senate candidate who didn't even get much (if any) help from the NRSC won Loudoun County, and came within 3 points of winning Prince William County. Comstock would certainly put up a good fight.
http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/2017/01/06/2016-overperformers-rep-barbara-comstock/

Yeah, let's not overestimate how blue Virginia is. Their governor is a Dem, but he barely beat a far-right candidate and is pretty moderate himself. Mark Warner, who is personally popular, barely fought off an unfunded challenge from no-name Ed Gillespie. Republicans have lost the state three straight times, but those were two national losses and one win with Trump, a horrible fit for the state, atop the ticket.

Also, this is a midterm, so I still fully expect turnout to be low, and with rural white support for Republicans at historic highs, they should at least have a chance given a good nominee.

[libertpaulian]

If she runs, she will all but ensure that Dems hold the seat.  Comstock would be a much better choice.

Democrats were never going to lose this seat. Also lol@all the hate Ingraham gets. This really reminds me of all the people who predicted that Joni Ernst would get crushed because she is "crazy". Of course no Democrat would vote for Ingraham, but no Democrat would vote for Comstock either. I also highly doubt that Ingraham would be DOA in a Senate race in IN and MO.

Miles posted an article on Decision Desk that talked about how Comstock overperformed Trump. There were lots of Clinton/Comstock voters. Also, as recently as about 2 years ago a Republican Senate candidate who didn't even get much (if any) help from the NRSC won Loudoun County, and came within 3 points of winning Prince William County. Comstock would certainly put up a good fight.
http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/2017/01/06/2016-overperformers-rep-barbara-comstock/

Yeah, let's not overestimate how blue Virginia is. Their governor is a Dem, but he barely beat a far-right candidate and is pretty moderate himself. Mark Warner, who is personally popular, barely fought off an unfunded challenge from no-name Ed Gillespie. Republicans have lost the state three straight times, but those were two national losses and one win with Trump, a horrible fit for the state, atop the ticket.

Also, this is a midterm, so I still fully expect turnout to be low, and with rural white support for Republicans at historic highs, they should at least have a chance given a good nominee.

in b4 "But MUH NOVA, RICHMOND, AND COLLEGE TOWNS" argument from you-know-who.

[Young Conservative]

I want Carly Fiorina to run for this seat. I love her and I recently had the pleasure of meeting her. She's incredibly kind and genuine. She would be a great addition to the US senate. #Carly2018 #CarlyforSenate

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I want Carly Fiorina to run for this seat. I love her and I recently had the pleasure of meeting her. She's incredibly kind and genuine. She would be a great addition to the US senate. #Carly2018 #CarlyforSenate

She'd get chewed up and spit out by Kaine.

[Heisenberg]

I want Carly Fiorina to run for this seat. I love her and I recently had the pleasure of meeting her. She's incredibly kind and genuine. She would be a great addition to the US senate. #Carly2018 #CarlyforSenate

She'd get chewed up and spit out by Kaine.

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

[Virginiá]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

[Heisenberg]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

True, she's been there for some time, but as she's already lost a race in California and doesn't have too strong ties to the state it could easily be painted that way, many people would probably think: "Oh, she lost a race in one state, then moved, waited a bit, and tried to win a seat here."

[Young Conservative]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

[Heisenberg]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

Barbara Comstock checks every box too, including the one in bold which I don't think Carly does (though Carly is richer).

[publicunofficial]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

-Carpetbagger
-Has no resume whatsoever besides running HP into the ground
-Has failed every political contest she's entered

[Young Conservative]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

-Carpetbagger
-Has no resume whatsoever besides running HP into the ground
-Has failed every political contest she's entered

She didn't run HP into the ground.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

Let's correct the record.

-Money doesn't matter. Trump was the wealthiest candidate in the primaries and was outspent severa; times over. He won on a shoe-string budget. Money doesn't translate into victory.
-Bland speaker, mediocre debater.
-Gender doesn't matter. Women will still mostly vote for Kaine.
-Relatively tired, Reagan Republican views won't fly anymore. The country is ready to move on past that, and she won't be able to run as a Trump loyalist considering how she remained opposed to him to the very end.
-Has no appeal at all, got like 1% in Iowa and NH IIRC.

Carly Fiorina has no chance in hell of winning this seat. Plenty of good people are available, from Barbara Comstock to Dave Brat, are available.

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

-Carpetbagger
-Has no resume whatsoever besides running HP into the ground
-Has failed every political contest she's entered

She didn't run HP into the ground.

The company had no net income, doubled their debt, and saw their stocks halved under her. She was absolutely terrible at HP.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

Let's correct the record.

-Money doesn't matter. Trump was the wealthiest candidate in the primaries and was outspent severa; times over. He won on a shoe-string budget. Money doesn't translate into victory.
-Bland speaker, mediocre debater.
-Gender doesn't matter. Women will still mostly vote for Kaine.
-Relatively tired, Reagan Republican views won't fly anymore. The country is ready to move on past that, and she won't be able to run as a Trump loyalist considering how she remained opposed to him to the very end.
-Has no appeal at all, got like 1% in Iowa and NH IIRC.

Carly Fiorina has no chance in hell of winning this seat. Plenty of good people are available, from Barbara Comstock to Dave Brat, are available.

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

-Carpetbagger
-Has no resume whatsoever besides running HP into the ground
-Has failed every political contest she's entered

She didn't run HP into the ground.

The company had no net income, doubled their debt, and saw their stocks halved under her. She was absolutely terrible at HP.

Are you saying she was an HP at HP?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

Let's correct the record.

-Money doesn't matter. Trump was the wealthiest candidate in the primaries and was outspent severa; times over. He won on a shoe-string budget. Money doesn't translate into victory.
-Bland speaker, mediocre debater.
-Gender doesn't matter. Women will still mostly vote for Kaine.
-Relatively tired, Reagan Republican views won't fly anymore. The country is ready to move on past that, and she won't be able to run as a Trump loyalist considering how she remained opposed to him to the very end.
-Has no appeal at all, got like 1% in Iowa and NH IIRC.

Carly Fiorina has no chance in hell of winning this seat. Plenty of good people are available, from Barbara Comstock to Dave Brat, are available.

This, plus she'd clearly be a carpetbagger. Fiorina is so overrated.

#Comstock2018

Didn't she move like 5-6 years ago? That seems decently long. Also, if I recall correctly, over half of Virginia's residents were born out of state, so it's hard to see charges of carpetbagging having much effect when so much of the state is non-native.

At any rate, I think Fiorina is still a weak candidate, so naturally I am rooting for her in this race.

"Weak candidate"
-independently wealthy
-highly educated in a highly educated state
- great speaker
- great at debating
- female
- conservative but sensible
- appeals to non- trump voters
Everyone on this forum hates her, but to me she's one of the best leaders in America today...

-Carpetbagger
-Has no resume whatsoever besides running HP into the ground
-Has failed every political contest she's entered

She didn't run HP into the ground.

The company had no net income, doubled their debt, and saw their stocks halved under her. She was absolutely terrible at HP.

Are you saying she was an HP at HP?

The most HP at HP, yes.

[publicunofficial]

I think in terms of candidate quality, it's:

1) Comstock
WIDE GAP
2) Brat
3) Ingraham
4) Cantor
5) Fiorina

[publicunofficial]

Dave Brat has reportedly told Buzzfeed Politics that a Senate run is "off the table"