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UPDATED: Jeff Clark starts Independent campaign for 5th District House seat

The field gets even more crowded. Catherine Amos, reporter with the Danville Register & Bee, will have an article on this in Wednesday’s newspaper.

UPADTE: The story’s online now.

Honestly, I know nothing about Jeff Clark except what’s on his website.

More to come on this developing story.

UPDATE: Here’s the link to Amos’ article.

25 comments to UPDATED: Jeff Clark starts Independent campaign for 5th District House seat

  • kelley in virginia

    If Mr. Clark, no matter how much we might agree with his philosophy, continues his 3d party run when Hurt gets the nomination, Mr. Clark is, in fact, campaigning for Perriello.

    to paraphrase Vince Lombardi: “beating Perriello isn’t the thing; its the only thing”.

  • Dave

    wow.

    Based on his website, this fella has the right ideas!

    This race just got more interesting.

    Off the top of my head, this might be a possibility.

    All this is assuming that Mr. Clark is well spoken, well funded, and a good candidate.

    ________ gets the nod for the republicans….all candidates in the primary throw their support behind whomever __________ is, as does Virgil. However, that candidate cannot be Robert Hurt for this scenario to happen, as if some of the others (IMO, including Virgil) have a more palatable choice they will not endorse Hurt.

    _________________pulls 40-50%, Mr Perriello pulls 30-40%, Mr Clark pulls 15% or less.

    If Hurt gets the Nod….then Mr. Clark could get everyone’s including Virgil’s support and do much better, and depending on how Hurt and Perriello split their votes, he could potentially pull out a victory or push Hurt over the line.

    I do not see how this helps Perriello much. I am thinking in the end Perrielo gets 30-40% of the vote ( although, IMO – only about 25-30% of that is locked in, and 5-10% of his “base” is up for grabs or stay home).

  • VaPatriot

    How can you forecast P with only 30-40% when he carried the District with 50-something % LAST YEAR and beat the BIG O in the district at the same time, AND, he’ll have more money $$$$$ this time as an incumbent?????
    I swear I just don’t understand all these people underestimating the strength of the Democratic opposition in this race. Just because a few hundred people, at multiple times, in multiple places, were successful in pointing out the transgressions of both BIG O and BIG P and getting great press coverage at the same time, does NOT mean all those 50% plus democrat voters have disappeared! PEOPLE, get real! This will be a formidable fight!

  • kelley in virginia

    va patriot: i agree with you. We are in the fight of our lives to beat Perriello. We need to get realistic about the fundraising & messaging issues immediately.

    i wish everyone would quit tearing down their opponents–Perriello is taking note of it all.

  • If Mr. Hurt, no matter how much we might agree with his partsian affiliation, continues his run for the Republican nomination which will trigger lackluster conservative support and other independents candidates to run, Mr. Hurt is, in fact, campaigning for Perriello.

    To paraphrase Vince Lombardi: “beating Perriello isn’t everything; its the only thing”.

  • kelley in virginia

    oh, I think Robert Hurt has the ability to rally the troops before November. but i don’t think this primary helps the pro-conservative/anti-Perriello movement coalesce behind one candidate.

    anecdotal o/t: i’m taking petitions around for Sen. Hurt. when I ask people if they would sign (& mind you, I don’t always know these people), their 1st question always, always is: “is he a Republican?” when I say yes, they snatch the petition from me so they can sign it.

    Hurt can get the job done. But we should not underestimate the power of Washington to defeat conservatism.

  • Dave

    VA patriot,

    I am gong on past elections where the democrat (liberal) candidate has only been able to garner about 40% (or less) of the vote. I am thinking that last year was a anomaly, not the rule. For one thing…I do not think that UVA will get out the vote like the did for Obama/Perriello last year, as Obama is not on the ticket. I might be wrong, but I do not see how Periello gets more than 40% or so, unless the conservatives stay home due to a lackluster candidate. If conservatives are energized behind a republican (and I am not sure that can happen with Hurt) that candidate will win 55% or more of the vote.

  • bstrent

    There were over 70,000 new voter registrations in the 5th district prior to the 2008 election; of those only 25,000 were Republicans; anyone want to guess where the other 45,000 came from; I’m guessing mostly blacks who registered to vote for Obama.

    With that said; how many of those 70,000 will turn out in November; again this is just my guess is probably 15,000 of the Republicans and probably 5,000 of the new Democrats.

    I don’t like Perriello nor Hurt; my party is working with Mr. Clark to get him on the ballot before the June deadline. If he decides to drop out at that time; (read) if by some miracle either McPadden; Morton; or Verga win the primary then I’ll do what I can to help them; but I cannot and will not vote for Hurt or Perriello.

  • YodraN

    bstrent, so you are saying that Clark will drop out if McPadden, Morton, or Verga wins the primary? Is that just what you’re thinking, or has he given some indication that that will be the case?

  • gabbysmom

    bstrent
    I work for the Jeff Clark for Congress campaign.
    Mr. Clark would like to thank you for your support and kind words. If you would like to lend your support to his campaign his e-mail is jeff@crashtheirparty.com he is looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully working with you in the future.

  • Jim

    This is a short youtube Clip of Jeff Clark along with other Virginia patriots in Congressman’s Perriello’s office on
    11/05/09 shortly before the vote on the healthcare bill in the US House of Represenitives. Of course Jeff is the bald guy that speaks about midway through. Thought this might be of some interest. If I am not mistaken this is was before he decided to run for office.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYqj1erzkE

  • gene

    We have contacted Congressman Periello concerning Veterans Benefits and upgrading the Court of Veterans Appeals to a type I court to envofce the courts decisions. CongressmanPeriello has not helped the veterans in even though he is a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.


    Editor’s Note: I removed part of this comment because it was a personal attack. – BruceH

  • Vijay

    I think that, together with the Democrats, the establishment Republicans have caused the US a lot of problems. So, for the sake of Virginia and the United States, Hurt should be the one to resign from the race and endorse Clark. Clark has better policies and supporting him would be the patriotic thing to do on the part of Hurt.

  • Will White

    Amen Vijay.The establishment has turned the 5th district seat from a easy pick up to a hard to win seat.Robert Hurt is flat ass broke yes broke. The candidate that the establishment claimed could REALLY bring in the cash need to beat Perriello owes more money than he has.This is sad to me because Perriello is a real POS in my opinion but it looks like we will have him atleast another 2 years but i bet you the establishment won’t be picking the next candidate if Hurt loses.

  • Tarheel

    😮

    WOW!

    SOme of the posts even make me say whoa, horsey. I am extremely conservative and those who know me, would never doubt those bonafides….but come one people.

    Hurt is the republican nominee, and will be. Face it, Hurt is not going to endorse Clark, and Hurt and only Hurt has a chance to unseat Perriello. Primaries are fighting for ‘your’ man (or woman) but once the voters have spoken….we should come together and support the nominee that has the most chance of beating the ultra liberal TP.

    Am I completely happy with Robert Hurt? Not really.

    Do I think that establishment republicans are as much a part of the problem as liberal democrats? Absolutely.

    Do I think that Hurt is leaps and bounds bettter than Perriello? You better believe it!

    Do I think that Clark has a snowballs chance down-under? Most assuredly not! Am I sure that any votes for him would only take away votes from Hurt and could potentially help ensure TP goes back to DC in January.

    Come on fella’s Hurt is not broke. Boehner, Cantor and others will ensure that he has $$$, just as they would have for McPadden or McKelvey had they won the nomination. Having this seat back in republican hands is all but essential if the republicans are to take back the house of representatives.

    That being said. Yes, TP 50% in 2008, but we must remember…he has several factors running against him that were in his favor last time.

    He cannot run as the Washington outsider…he is now part of Washington and has an unpopular voting record to defend.

    He cannot run on Obama coattails…one there are no coattails at the moment, two Obama is not on the ticket to bring out the same group of voters this time.

    He will not be easy pickin’ for sure, but he also will not (cannot) be the same candidate he was in 2008 when he picked off Virgil Goode (who himself stumbled and has only himself and his staff to blame for his loss).

  • kelley in virginia

    look at either of the 2 public polls from the last 2 1/2 weeks. Perriello has tremendous name ID (95% according to last poll), yet can’t break 43%.

    that spells big trouble for Perriello.

    Perriello has several avenues to victory: 1: he can attempt to buy the win with TV ads & paid “pollworkers”. 2: luck (he can hope for a RH “macaca” moment) or 3: he can elevate Jeff Clark’s candidacy so that Jeff Clark garners 10% of the vote. (Will White & Vijay are unwitting foot soldiers of this plan). Even this strategy might not make Perriello a winner.

    Robert Hurt goes to events. He meets people. He gives speeches. He fundraises. Stop believing the Perriello/Clark media that Sen Hurt isn’t campaigning because that is not true.

  • Will White

    Kelley and Tarheel you are both blind to the fact that latest poll out shows Perriello has gained ground while Hurt has lost ground. Robert Hurt is broke he just was able to buy 4×8 signs last week thats over two months after the primary.Kelley where is all the money YOU claimed Hurt could raise.I for one think Hurt tapped all his heavy donors out in the primary now he has a major cash flow problem.

  • kelley in virginia

    will: the 2 polls were conducted within a short time of each other. Really, could any candidate gain that much ground?

    about the fundraising: I understand that RH is on target. if He raises money from conservatives in a safe Republican district elsewhere, you Perriello people will say that he is going outside the 5th for money. (never mind the out-of-state union money that Perriello receives). If Sen. Hurt receives money from anyone with a “R” after their name, you Perriello people will say that Hurt is establishment.

    look, Will, we get it. You don’t want Robert Hurt to win.

  • kelley in virginia

    will, since you don’t respect my relative anonymity, perhaps you would like to come clean about who you are?

    Perriello made up 34% in 2008 because he had the Obama fraud machine working with him (e.g. registering people in nursing homes who are in comas; not counting military ballots; intimidation at the polls) and because he had not ONE negative.

    things are very different in 2010.

    so, are you brave enough to tell everyone what your name is?

  • Will White

    Kelley you post your real name on Facebook so don’t give me that BS.My real name is Will White btw I have never hid behind a fake name like some people do.Kelley you are right Perriello doesn’t have Obama’s help but think about this Virgil Goode didn’t have a indy taking votes away from him either and he still lost.Kelley what happened to all the cash YOU said Hurt would bring in ?

  • Tarheel

    Will, how could you have been such an ardent McPadden supporter, and now be one that is essentially working for the Perriello campaign? I wonder if you are not a plant from the TP crowd?

    If you want Clark to win and think he has a chance…then get out and work for him…contribute to his campaign…heck volunteer to be a campaign worker or even his manager….but please…do not pretend to be a conservative when what you are so clearly doing is little more than stumping for TP! Kelly gave you the benefit of the doubt and commented that you are doing so unwittingly…I am not so sure.

    I for one am way past sick of you. You are being rude to Kelly beyond a degree she even copmes close to deserving. (She one with whom I have had disagreements with as well, but really, dude) …and by the way NO ONE BELIEVES THAT YOUR NAME IS WILL WHITE. Where do you live? How might someone meet you if they were so inclined?

  • Will White

    Tarheel I really don’t give a damn what you think of me.If you are happy with Robert Hurt that is your choice I however am sick and tired of RINO’S.Everbody wants to talk about how far left Obama is well let me ask you this how conservative have the Republicans been over the past ten years ? As far as being rude to Kelley you really have that backwards.

  • Tarheel

    I specifically said I am not overly pleased with Hurt, but (1) He is so much better than TP. (2) I could not care less about him being a RINO, in your book…which I think is an immensely stupid moniker by the way. Hurt is not as much a small govt. conservative a candidate as I would have liked, you know I voted for McPadden in the primary. However, his state senate voting record is pretty dog gone consistently conservative. Closely behind Ken Cucennelli. Is he a RINO, too?

  • Tarheel

    Like I said, I am becoming more and more convinced that you are not as you appear on here…I am wondering about your conservatism.

    If you are a conservative, you are to the right of me. So much so that you are being totally unrealistic regarding a candidate…and as Bruce will agree, if you are to the right of me…you better be a small person as there aint much room there.

  • Will White

    Tarheel im not sure if im to the right of you or not but im about as far to the right as anyone can get.You might not realize this Kelley has tried to paint me as a Perriello supporter which is complete BS.

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