WashPost: VA Fees Could Help Dems Win

Following up my earlier post on how the issue of the unfair abuser fees may be key in helping Virginia Democrats taking control in Richmond, the Washington Post shares today in an article titled “Democrats Try to Turn Anger Over Fees Into Votes” about the three seats in Fairfax that could be affected:

“In front of the Fairfax County courthouse, where thousands of traffic tickets are processed each week, Democratic challengers for the county’s three Republican-held state Senate seats gathered yesterday morning to urge a repeal of the fees. The three seats were already widely viewed as competitive because of Fairfax’s increasing tendency to vote Democratic. Now, the challengers have become emboldened by the anger they’re hearing from voters about abusive-driver fees, they said.

‘All three of us are out door-knocking every night,’ said J. Chapman Petersen, a former delegate challenging state Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R). “This is an issue you can feel in your gut.”

Petersen was joined by Fairfax County School Board member Janet S. Oleszek, who is challenging Ken Cuccinelli II (R), and George Barker, who is running against James K. ‘Jay’ O’Brien Jr. (R).

Democrats must pick up four seats to take control of the Senate; if they win the three Fairfax seats, they’ll be tied. Republicans are abundantly aware of that possibility; some of them voted for the fees but are asking for a special legislative session to fix the bill.”

Hmm… smells like a flip flop to me. Virginia House Republicans are also nervous because they only hold 57 of the 100 seats there and this issue has the potential to impact this election for them as well. Check out the FCDC here, and guys like Albo Must Go (who may still be looking for some blogger help) for more.

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