VA:05...Mike Signer?

[jbm4pres]

After the events this past weekend Mayor Signer seems to have gained quite a bit of name ID. Should he capitalize on it by making a run against Garrett? He was educated at Princeton, Berkley, and UVA Law. He's young, ambitious (ran for LG in 2009), and quite charismatic. He could be a great candidate to run in Perriello's old seat.

[Holmes]

He would be strong, yeah. VA-05 would be a tough fight for Democrats but not out of the question in a T ump midterm where he has a 35% approval and a good camdidate like Signer.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Probably one of the best chances.

[Cactus Jack]

VA-05 is on the very edge of reasonable Democratic pickups, but after this week's insanity, I think Signer would stand well more than a fair chance of flipping it. He's the man we need in the district.

[SoLongAtlas]

RD Huffstetler will win this primary, DCCC pouring money into his campaign. Marine, prior biz (albeit looks like it failed), grew up farming. http://www.rdforva.com/

Whether he wins or not in an R+6 district is another thing, but he has a good shot at it with the anti-Trump turnout.

[Coraxion]

Comstock will get Blanched and Signer will win.

[Heisenberg]

Comstock will get Blanched and Signer will win.

Comstock is in VA-10 (it sounds like you're getting her and Garrett mixed up).

[Nyvin]

It's too bad he can't run in VA-7

[Coraxion]

Comstock will get Blanched and Signer will win.

Comstock is in VA-10 (it sounds like you're getting her and Garrett mixed up).

No, I'm talking about Virginia House races in general.

[SoLongAtlas]

He hasn't declared yet as a candidate and doubt he runs. If he did run, he would be torn apart as a city liberal and academic-elitist type by the good ol' boys network and farmers, opposition C'ville and Lynchburg suburb attorneys (which still basically run VA-5). I lived in VA-5 for over 20 years and it will not vote for Signer willingly. They are more open to conservadems and blue dog moderates, which is why Perriello won in 08 along with Obama coattails and why he lost in 10 after voting for ACA. It has only 3 small cities and the rest is trees and cow pastures. Dems would be foolish to run a very liberal candidate in VA-5 and expect to win. I'm not knocking them, just stating a fact.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%27s_5th_congressional_district

"Historically, the 5th was one of the first districts of Virginia to turn Republican – though unlike the 6th where the decisive factor was ticket-splitting by Byrd Organization Democrats, here the decisive factor was the growth of middle-class Republicanism in the Charlottesville metropolitan area. In the decade preceding the Voting Rights Act, these were joined by a significant proportion of Virginia’s limited and almost entirely white electorate who preferred GOP positions on black civil rights. The district was to be one of two in Virginia giving a plurality to segregationist George Wallace in 1968, and has never supported a Democrat for President since before 1964."