Comments on: On Lohr v. Hart…

By: Christa

Christa — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:17:43 +0000

I also voted for Gene but was not surprised at all by the margin of victory for Matt. And Jeff, I think you are right.

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:42 +0000

Gene Hart lost because of the help he got from Lowell Fulk and Buuby they turned alot of people away from him. I hope they will help whoever runs next time.

By: megan

megan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:46:33 +0000

And I think the surprise doesn’t come from Gene losing, but from how much he lost by. He was a great candidate. He seemed very reasonable and moderate for a democrat. But his party didn’t.

By: megan

megan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:37 +0000

How about legislation to clean up rivers from cities and housing developments?

Farmers do have restrictions. Water quality is important to them and they do what they can to keep it clean. Many have fenced their cattle out of the streams that run through their farm and put in water troughs even though it cost money. They are also careful about when and how they apply fertilizers and other chemicals so they don’t run off, but get used by the crops.

I think it would be safe to say that most farmers in this area are ‘regular’ self employed people.

By: Frank J Witt

Frank J Witt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:22:06 +0000

I’m not sure where to start but if Matt WASN’T a farmer could he possibly have help draft (and then enact) better legislation to help clean up river banks to prevent widespread runoff from farms…and I don’t mean just cattle farms.
Obama passed legislation on May 12, 2009 but yet has put it into effect to help the Chesapeake Bay.
When one sits on one side of the fence then obviously sticks to helping that side, it makes us “regular” self employed people feel like he doesn’t give a darn. A nice little note he sent to us when we opened our first store was nice, but his actions into the many questions his staff tried to help me with seems to have fallen on his deaf ears…but HEY it’s NOT all about me. And, I MUST be the only self employed person in the valley…right…

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:31 +0000

Frank, and anyone else who feels as he does: What did Lohr do or not do, specifically, legislatively-speaking? What bills did you want to see him introduce or support that would’ve brought back more “to the table”? Specifically.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:23 +0000

Frank, I understand the sentiment. I’d guess that the majority of people don’t believe their legislator does anything for them, and maybe they don’t. I certainly don’t know what Webb or Warner have done for me, for example.

This was a bad year for Democrats in VA. Each candidate with a “D” beside their name started off with a handicap, and in very Republican areas that is simply too much to overcome. Lohr won over 70% of the vote, which to be blunt is an absolute beat down. Distrusting the Democrat was a big part of it, I’m sure, but what if they’re happy with how he is representing them? That margin of victory doesn’t indicate to me that there was widespread discontent or clamor for someone else. Would an Independent have fared better? Maybe.

By: Frank J Witt

Frank J Witt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:01 +0000

I was saddened to read that Gene did not distance himself from RockDem but when I got notifications on FB from Rachel Fulk on behalf of Gene I kinda understood it.

Now, I DID still vote for him as I believed he could bring something back to the table for us to believe in. I also liked the idea of him serving 6 years and then going back to his family.

Matt will continue to do whatever it is he does…live with it now.

Seems some of us have learned nothing…

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:42 +0000

Gene Hart followed Lowell Fulk and Bubby’s lead and with their HELP they kept him below 20%. People here is a wake up call DON’T listen to them if you want to win a election.They will turn people away from you.