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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums(VA-7th) Wayne Powell draws Eric Cantor into his first debate in 10 YEARS (at Cantor's home court)
Congressman Eric Cantor and Wayne Powell will meet before a Virginia Chamber of Commerce audience on Sept. 28.
Ray Allen, Cantors political adviser, says the Chamber invitation was attractive because the organization is respected and Cantor is confident the event will be fair.
Virginias leading business advocacy organization predominantly backs Republicans. The Virginia Public Access Project says 78 percent of the Chambers $148,706 in contributions to state candidates and committees since 2002 went to Republicans, 18 percent to Democrats and 4 percent to independents.
Cantors previous debates paired him against state Sen. Steve Martin in a 2000 GOP primary and Democratic Dukes of Hazzard actor Ben Cooter Jones in 2002.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-majority-leader-cantor-will-debate-dem-challenger-next-month-at-local-chamber-forum/2012/08/20/536c4fbc-eb1a-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html
elleng
(130,974 posts)orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)is a poster boy for Sycophancy to the 1% .I'm sure he'll use that smug insider speak to sound condescending as usual ,his opponent should exemplify his part in our demise.
elleng
(130,974 posts)Read about Powell's TownHall in Culpeper:
http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2012/aug/19/powell-slams-cantor-open-town-hall-meeting-ar-2140598/?referer=None&shorturl=http://bit.ly/PnqJSS#fbcomments
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)me on to ,Thanks .