VA-10: Dem Internal Finds Bennett up 4 on Comstock

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Sad if true, though I suspect Comstock may have a chance at getting elected into the Senate even if she loses this House race, just like Maria Cantwell.

I mean if Dems screw up recruitment in 2018 for Kaine's seat it's entirely possible.

but Comstock could also be sacked in a primary.

From the right, Cuccinelli, Brat, Allen, and Cantor are all primary challenge possibilities. Other more moderate Republucans like Gilmore and Tom Davis may also run.

Bobby Scott, the likely Democrat, is a weak candidate as he is untested as a fundraiser and has never faced a tough race in his heavily Democratic House seat.

ROTFL Bobby Scott won't even run.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Sad if true, though I suspect Comstock may have a chance at getting elected into the Senate even if she loses this House race, just like Maria Cantwell.

I mean if Dems screw up recruitment in 2018 for Kaine's seat it's entirely possible.

but Comstock could also be sacked in a primary.

From the right, Cuccinelli, Brat, Allen, and Cantor are all primary challenge possibilities. Other more moderate Republucans like Gilmore and Tom Davis may also run.

Bobby Scott, the likely Democrat, is a weak candidate as he is untested as a fundraiser and has never faced a tough race in his heavily Democratic House seat.

ROTFL Bobby Scott won't even run.

Word is that Scott is McAuliffe's likely choice for appointment.

Not a chance.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Sad if true, though I suspect Comstock may have a chance at getting elected into the Senate even if she loses this House race, just like Maria Cantwell.

I mean if Dems screw up recruitment in 2018 for Kaine's seat it's entirely possible.

but Comstock could also be sacked in a primary.

From the right, Cuccinelli, Brat, Allen, and Cantor are all primary challenge possibilities. Other more moderate Republucans like Gilmore and Tom Davis may also run.

Bobby Scott, the likely Democrat, is a weak candidate as he is untested as a fundraiser and has never faced a tough race in his heavily Democratic House seat.

ROTFL Bobby Scott won't even run.

Word is that Scott is McAuliffe's likely choice for appointment.

Not a chance.

Do you have any infos we don't have? Please tell us if that's the case, I'm curious

I guess I just can't believe the VA Dems are that stupid since Scott seems like such a weak candidate.  I hadn't seen the articles though, so now I'm kinda worried.  Still...you'd think they'd go with Don Beyer or Mark Herring.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Sad if true, though I suspect Comstock may have a chance at getting elected into the Senate even if she loses this House race, just like Maria Cantwell.

I mean if Dems screw up recruitment in 2018 for Kaine's seat it's entirely possible.

but Comstock could also be sacked in a primary.

From the right, Cuccinelli, Brat, Allen, and Cantor are all primary challenge possibilities. Other more moderate Republucans like Gilmore and Tom Davis may also run.

Bobby Scott, the likely Democrat, is a weak candidate as he is untested as a fundraiser and has never faced a tough race in his heavily Democratic House seat.

ROTFL Bobby Scott won't even run.

Word is that Scott is McAuliffe's likely choice for appointment.

Not a chance.

Do you have any infos we don't have? Please tell us if that's the case, I'm curious

I guess I just can't believe the VA Dems are that stupid since Scott seems like such a weak candidate.  I hadn't seen the articles though, so now I'm kinda worried.  Still...you'd think they'd go with Don Beyer or Mark Herring.

Yeah, if you had told me a few years ago that Bobby Scott would be the choice, I would've laughed at the prospect as well; the others you named make a lot more sense, though I can understand why Herring wouldn't want the job, as he apparently has his eyes on Governor in 2021 (he's staying out of next year's gubernatorial race in favor of Northam).

One good thing about Scott's prospective appointment is that it opens up his safe House seat. I'd think that Delegate Marcia Price, the niece of Scott, would be the favorite to take the seat. She's the only member of the Virginia legislature to endorse Bernie Sanders, and would be an excellent addition to Congress.

Never heard of her, but regardless, I'd rather Scott stay in the House and someone electable be selected for the appointment.  If Scott's the pick then we might as well just concede the race to the Republicans, tbh.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Wow a lot of vitriol for Bobby Scott. Don't know why, he's never done anything embarrassing, has a solid voting record, and while he hasn't shown himself to be a strong fundraiser, he doesn't really need to in a district as D leaning as his. I'd certainly rather have him than either Beyer or Connolly.

I have nothing against Bobby Scott per say (if electability weren't an issue, he'd be among my top choices to fill the vacancy tbh) and wouldn't mind so much if there were more of a cushion in the Senate (ex: if we had a 52-48 or 53-47 majority which, while possible, is still pretty unlikely), I just really don't think an African-American liberal from Newport News with weak fundraising, no experience running in a non-safe Democratic district, much less in a truly competitive race is going to hold a Virginia Senate seat against even a generic Republican in an off-off year election with a Democratic President who will probably be pretty unpopular.  Given those circumstances, Beyer and Connolly would both be much stronger candidates to keep the seat in Democratic hands.  Plus, Scott will be 71 by the time the special election rolls around.  

That all being said, if you want to go with a solid liberal who has proven that he can run far ahead of his party and hold his own in a tough environment and/or don't want to pick someone from NOVA for whatever reason, why not appoint Tom Perriello?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

As a Republican, Don Beyer has always been the potential appointee (of the three Democratic Congressmen) who scares me the most. He won statewide in 1993, a terrible year fr Virginia Democrats, and, despite being aligned with the Progressive Caucus in Congress, has always had crossover appeal. He is very wealthy, a string fundraiser, and as a former Lieutenant Governor has ran and won statewide. Scott is a weak choice due to reasons Malcolm X and I have stated.

I definitely agree that Don Beyer is both a great way for us to get a "stealth" liberal Senator in that seat with the potential to become entrenched in another cycle or two and one of our (well...my side's) strongest potential candidates for precisely those reasons.