Wilson Skips Debate, Primary Set for December 5th

Today at about 8:45am there were about 30 people gathered at the Marian Manner retirement home expecting to see a debate between Jeff McWaters and Rosemary Wilson. Wilson’s chair remained empty as she was unable or unwilling to attend. Word from her campaign is that she was flooded in from the storm and that the organizers never formally invited her. This is totally contrary to the reality on the ground (flood waters have receded) and contrary to what VBTA president John Moss said at the event; that as soon as the Nov 3 results were in, Wilson’s campaign was contacted and asked to attend this forum. No personal response was made by Wilson, however her consultants responded and said she could not attend. This does not bode well for her credibility or that of her consultants.

McWaters, however, he came prepared with pocket constitutions for the crowd, charts for the answers to his questions, and a good sense of humor to boot. Whenever the time was up for his answer, he would immediately stop speaking mid-sentence which garnered rousing applause from the crowd. Its nice to see a politician respect the rules and give straight answers. His expertise on health cause issues is clearly unrivaled and his mindset is that of someone ready to clean house. The quote of the morning was McWaters saying he hopes he finds mismanagement when he gets to Richmond, “If there is mismanagement, there is hope we can fix it.” Obviously if its not mismanagement, its corruption, and we won’t go there; at least not in this post.

The election to decide which of these two will replace Ken Stolle in the senate has been set for Saturday, December 5th. No word yet on polling locations or times. Check back for updates.