Bloomberg Wastes Millions In Gun Control Push In Virginia

By Bob Owens

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg spent more than $2 million heavily pushing gun control in two state senate races in Virginia. As the dust of yesterday’s settle, it’s abundantly clear that he was nothing to show for his effort except defeat:

In a closely watched Richmond-area open seat, Republican Glen Sturtevant narrowly defeated Democrat Dan Gecker to hold a seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. John Watkins.

Thomas A. Shearer, a retiree in Chesterfield County, said he was supporting Sturtevant in part because of the large financial assistance Gecker had received from out-of-state interests like Bloomberg’s gun control group.

“I’m not going to vote for anyone financed that way,” Shearer said.

Sturtevant beat Gecker 50 percent to 47 percent with 100 percent of the vote counted. Sturtevant said he won because he ran a positive campaign focused on key issues like improving Virginia’s business climate and schools.

“You saw that resonate with voters today,” Sturtevant said.

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Election Day was a test for McAuliffe’s efforts to build a lasting advantage over Republicans in terms of campaign field work. The governor has often touted his heavy investment in data-driven voter identification and get-out-the-vote efforts that could be used to strengthen Democratic efforts in future contests. Virginia …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms