It seems that Senator Stosch and Senator Hanger don’t taking winning very well. According to SWAC Girl and Spank that Donkey, it would appear that Andrew Clem is trying to clear out the Party leadership that endorsed Scott Sayre in the primary. Senator Hanger didn’t seem opposed to the idea and he certainly […]

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VCAP produced a voter guide comparing the voting record of Senator Hanger to his challenger Scott Sayre. Sometimes our perceptions of our candidate are much different than their record. Take a look.

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I just received the following email from Sayre’s campaign:
Instead of purchasing an umbrella for $5.73, Hanger and the Senate Finance Committee made and voted for an amendment to a Richmond construction project to include a $9.8 million restricted walkway from the General Assembly building to the Capitol and Old State Library.
In 2004, the Senate Finance […]

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Scott Sayre has just posted his responses to the blogger questions that were put forth late last week. Please check them out by going here:

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It sounds like Senator Hanger believes he should receive complete absolution from his voting record strictly because he will inherit the chairmanship of the Agriculture Committee. It seems he was unwilling to address any other issue last night at the Staunton Republican Committee meeting at City Hall and only felt comfortable talking about his […]

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Senator Emmett Hanger delivered the ultimate insult to his district by stating in the New Dominion:
“A lot of attention has been paid to the fact that there are individuals within the Republican Party in leadership positions who are not supporting me. I’ve gone to the community leaders [elected officials] because I think they’re more significant […]

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Well, the numbers don’t lie. Campaign finance reports were filed on Monday and the numbers are absolutely astonishing. It really shows the difference between being the man of the people versus a man of special interests. It also demonstrates the extreme lack of support within his own district.
There is some good analysis […]

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The New Dominion has an article today titled, “Sayre makes antitax pledge official.” Here is a great quote from Scott Sayre:
“Taxes are a necessary part of funding for the core services we desire from our government, including public safety. Elected officials, however, owe it to their constituents to treat our money with respect, practice […]

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For those of you who haven’t seen it, a couple of bloggers have started a blog called,Bloggers 4 Sayre. It is a coalition of reputable and established bloggers in the blogosphere who are backing Sayre for senate in a primary against Senator Emmett Hanger. The 8 bloggers are:
RightsideVA
I’m Not Emeril
John Maxfield
spankthatdonkey
SWAC […]

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Senator Emmett Hanger has a horrible record on school choice. In fact, in this last session he wouldn’t even second the motion to report the bill out of Finance Committee. The bill was patroned by Delegate Chris Saxman. Ironically enough, Senator Hanger is the senator that represents Chris Saxman’s district. Senator […]

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