Apr
20
Grassroots Supporters Introduce Money Bomb For McKinley
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The grassroots supporters of the Vern McKinley For Congress Campaign have invented a novel fund raiser mimicking Ron Paul’s now famous “money bomb” concept.
On Thursday, May 1st, 2008 supporters are encouraged to donate generously to the campaign according to the money bomb website at: MayDayMcKinley.com
This along with other fund raising efforts are certainly welcomed and required when running a primary campaign against a 28 year incumbent.
Apr
20
Contact: Brad Jansen
703-470-9893
This week the McKinley for Congress campaign submitted petitions with signatures of registered voters to the Chairman of the Republican Party in the 10th Congressional District. Virginia law requires 1,000 signatures of qualified voters in the Congressional District to get on the ballot for the June 10, 2008 primary election. The General Registrar for Loudoun County has certified that the campaign met the threshold.
Vern McKinley is challenging sitting Congressman Wolf, who has been in office for 14 terms. The primary election this year is historic as it is the first time since Congressman Wolf’s election in 1980 that he has been challenged in a primary. Since then he has had prior challenges by Democratic opponents in the general election, but not in a primary.
“We are very thankful to all those who collected signatures for us and who signed our petitions,” noted McKinley. Throughout the course of the past few months, the campaign confronted restrictions that are in place on signature collection. “The collection of these signatures is yet another hurdle that makes it difficult to put together a challenge to an incumbent. We look forward now to a clean and honest race based on the issues,” McKinley concluded.
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