Southwest Virginia

Danville Register & Bee Endorses Perriello

Posted by Greg on Friday, October 31

The Danville Register & Bee, which "hasn’t endorsed a Democrat for Congress since Virgil Goode was a Democrat," now gives Tom Perriello their stamp of approval.

"We haven’t left Virgil Goode," writes the editorial board. "Virgil Goode has left us."

More:

"But our decision was born out of frustration with a career politician who has already told us he expects to be ineffective as Democrats gain more power in Congress. Just this year, Goode has voted against the tax rebate checks that people throughout the 5th District received this year and he voted against a financial rescue plan that even his own Republicans believed was necessary to stave off more serious economic problems.

If we send Goode back to Washington, how many more times will he vote against our interests? We can’t take that chance.

On Tuesday, it’s time to elect a young man of integrity, energy, faith and hard work. It’s time to send Tom Perriello to Congress."

Read the full endorsement here.

 

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