GOP Insider Pulls Bipartisan Fans for Virginia Delegate Race
To some she may be just a former Capitol Hill and Justice Department staffer, but to many Republican and Democratic stars, Virginia Republican delegate candidate Barbara Comstock is a principled and bipartisan workhorse worth backing against a Democratic incumbent. And a friend. With that help, Comstock, who has been in the middle of national affairs from investigating the Whitewater scandal to helping guide the Justice Department's post-9/11 communications efforts, is strategizing to position herself to defeat Del. Margaret Vanderhye.
"I think the polls look good for her," says supporter Liz Cheney. Father Dick Cheney, who has a house in the McLean, Va., district, also likes Comstock's chances, though the former vice president is still registered to vote in Wyoming.
In the latest sign of bipartisan support, a prominent GOP pundit, Alex Castellanos, and Democrat Cynthia Alksne, a Gov. Tim Kaine appointee to the state corrections board, are hosting a fundraiser in McLean this week that will feature Comstock friend Fred Thompson, the former senator and presidential candidate, and his wife, Jeri. Kaine also is currently the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. It's a "purple themed" event for Comstock. Alksne isn't just a Democratic appointee in the state: She's married to a close ally of Howard Dean, media consultant Steve McMahon. The event will be at the McMahon house. "Cynthia and I share a passion for education," Comstock says.
Reader Comments
Comstock
Barbara Comstock is as partisan as they come. She investigated Whitewater, a HUGE waste of Taxpayer's money in a vindictive effort to bring down then President Bill Clinton. We all know how that turned out. She was also George Bush"s hatchet women in the 2000 campaign against Al Gore. She was in charge of the Al Gore file, whatever that was. We all know hoe evil that Al Gore is. Purple people? I think not.
Barbara Comstock event
Cynthia Alksne is married to Steve McMahon, so yes it is at the McMahon house, read the article!
comstock not bipartisan
Too bad you didn't take a few seconds to get any real info on Comstock -- she has a 20 year record of advancing an extreme partisan agenda and try as she might she cannot hide from that record by having one "bi-partisan" event. One politcal appointee does not contstitute bipartisan support.
Margi Vanderhye, however, has bi partisan support at nearly all of her events, including one last month that had several Republican members of the technology and business community in Northern Virginia. Vanderhye also has a record of bi-partisanship, working across the aisle in Richmond to get bills passed unanimously that are revenue neutral or save the state money.
I guess you take whatever the operatives hand out and don't bother to see if it passes the smell test. This one really stinks. Any bets on whether the next Comstock mailing trumpets a USN&WR quote about her "bipartisan" support?
ps, the event is not at the McMahon house, read the invite!
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