Dave Brat trailing in reelection bid

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Dave Brat trailing in reelection bid

BY MICHAEL BURKE - 09/25/18 12:33 PM EDT

Republican Rep. Dave Brat is trailing Democrat Abigail Spanberger by five points in a Virginia district that hasn't sent a Democrat to the House in more than 45 years, according to a new poll. ... Spanberger has the support of 47 percent of potential voters, compared to Brat's 42 percent, according to a Monmouth University survey released Tuesday. Spangberger's lead is just outside the poll's margin of error, which is 4.9 percentage points.

Virginia's 7th Congressional District used to be solidly red, but courts forced the state to redraw it shortly after Brat was elected in 2014 following a shocking GOP primary defeat of then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. President Trump won the district by 6 points in 2016.

Spangberger's lead in the new poll comes from support in Chesterfield County and Henrico County, two Richmond suburbs. Brat leads by 22 points, 57 percent to 35 percent, in the other parts of the district, according to the poll.
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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as a "toss-up." FiveThirtyEight gives Brat about a 70 percent chance to win his reelection bid.

[comradebillyboy]

1. He's one of the biggest assholes in congress.

But many of his Freedom Caca colleagues are even worse. Thinking of Mark Meadows and Gym Jordan.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. A reminder that Spanberger had her unredacted security clearance application released.

Supposedly the Post Office is to blame.

She has warned other former intelligence officials who are running that this could happen to them.

Brat is unscrupulous, unprincipled, headstrong and wrong-headed. He’s a supply-side economist, so you’d think he’d have learned some humility by now. You’d think.

Virginia, please send this fucker packing.

[Gothmog]

3. Please vote this asshole out of office