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REPORT: Josh Throneburg-Bob Good Candidates Forum (10/26)

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Screenshot of Josh Throneburg and Bob Good at podiums for the Candidates Forum at Hampden-Sydney College. The School's name and "1776" (its founding date) are on the cream-colored wall.The two candidates answered questions last night at Hampden-Sydney College (you can watch the video on WSET) and the contrast could not have been greater.
Rep. Good was his usual unhinged self, spewing mile-a-minute lies and culture war talking points. A few representative lowlights: the Democratic Party is at war with faith and country, Biden is trying to give control of our borders to Mexican drug cartels, and God put fossil fuels in the earth for us to harvest. You get the idea.
In contrast, Josh was measured and confident in answering the questions and demonstrated the compassionate (e.g. LGBTQ rights) and common-sense (fossil fuel is a finite resource we need to wean ourselves from in favor of renewables) approaches he’ll take as our representative in Congress. He also pointed out that Bob Good was one of only 12 members of Congress to vote AGAINST the PACT Act, which provides needed medical help to veterans who have been sickened by military burn pits… and he expressed his disappointment that none of the questions had touched on abortion or women’s issues.
Josh ended with a call for everyone – including his opponent – to support democracy no matter which candidate the voters choose. He certainly made a great case for the voters to choose him!

2 Days Left to Oppose Youngkin Environmental and Transgender Rights Policy Backpedaling

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The Youngkin Administration is trying to push through two horrificly bad policy changes, and the public comment periods for both end Wednesday 10/26:
  1. Pulling Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the extremely successful and popular greenhouse gas reduction collaboration between several Eastern Seaboard states. DCist, 10/6/22. Please submit a comment on the Virginia Townhall website opposing the repeal. The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter has a very informative talking points document, but don’t copy their comments exactly; better to make your own unique comment!

  2. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has introduced draft guidelines that would prohibit teachers from using a transgender student’s name of choice or affirming the student’s gender without explicit parental approval, and would require teachers to report transgender students to parents even if those students are not ready or able to discuss it with their parents. Students across the state have fought back against this governmental meddling with peaceful demonstrations, e.g. the 9/27 coordinated walkouts by thousands of Virginia students. Please submit a comment on the Virginia Townhall website opposing these guidelines, which would make life miserable for many transgender students across the state.

​​Josh Throneburg Campaign: Pushing on to Election Day!

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Josh Throneburg campaign poster showing Josh, his wife, and two children standing in a meadow

If you want to help Josh’s Campaign #FlipThe5th and unseat Bob (No)Good, you have lots of good ways to pitch in these critical last 19 days of GOTV:

  1. GOTV TIME (Help Get Out The Vote!!) 

Lots of options, sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/joshforvirginia:

  • Wednesdays: Virtual Phone Bank (6:30-8:30pm)
  • Thursdays: “Turn Out the Vote Thursdays” 4:30-6:30pm at IX
  • Thursdays: Virtual Phone Bank (6:30-8:30pm) led by J4VA & Generation Ratify Virginia
  • Saturdays: Canvassing in Charlottesville (10am-Noon, 1-3pm) — meet at Josh’s Pantops office at 302 Hickman Rd. in the parking lot at the back of the building, where the office entrance is! Before you arrive it’s a crucial time saver that you download the “Minivan” app we use to take down and input our canvassing data! 
  • Sundays: Canvassing in Charlottesville (1-3pm, see Saturday above for details)

 

flyer for October-2022-5th-District Candidates Forum Josh Throneburg-Bob Good2. Josh Throneburg-Bob Good Candidates Forum– Wednesday night 7pm on October 26th at Hampden-Sydney College’s Crawley Forum building. Space is extremely limited, so most of us will be watching remotely: you can stream it from Josh’s campaign website or look for it WSET (Lynchburg ABC 13). Note: if the Campaign announces anything special (watch parties??) for the debate last-minute we’ll let everyone know through our website, Twitter, Facebook, and email. Be thinking about undecided voters who you/we might invite to watch with you/us!