Perriello has a big fan base on here. Could someone please explain this?
He gets major points on two fronts.
1) He took out Virgil Goode, who was and still is a complete asshole.
2) During the 2010 race, unlike a lot of other Democrats in conservative districts, Perriello made no effort to distance himself from his voting record, and instead ran on conviction politics. Instead of distancing himself from Obama, he was one of the few who made campaign appearances with him. He is very much in the Sherrod Brown or Jon Tester mold, a progressive who is as liberal as they can be for the constituency they represent (Perriello had an A rating from the NRA during his one term in Congress, as an example of his concessions).
To quote him on his pro Cap and Trade vote: "There’s got to be something more important than getting reelected, if I lose my seat, and that’s the worst that happens, I could live with that. "
Also, since leaving office, rather than just slink off to some lobbying firm like a lot of the 2010 losers did; he has served as President for the Center for American Progress, and currently as a envoy to Africa for the Obama Administration.
