Chap Petersen is one of Dick Saslaw's minions who put themselves and the Democrat party ahead of the citizens of Virginia, so no I do not trust him and I would not vote for him. In addition he supported a woman for the Board of Supervisors, Janet Oleszek, that even the Washington Post deemed to dumb to be elected. I learned last November that Petersen and his fellow democrats vote only on a capital "D"-not on issues and not on qualifications-like robots they punch the "D" with no thought to good government--simply with no thought. Of course, if Petersen were to follow the example of Tim Kaine, who did absolutely nothing in the 3 years he was called governor, then we could at least say he did no harm.

A Governor who would vote Democrat party line marches people down hill to the far left into complete statism. These individuals who vote the modern Democrat line and ticket are such drones that they have a mental illness that prevents them from having consequential intelligence. They don't see that they are killing individual liberty and themselves. Those who march to the drum beat of death not individual liberty must be stopped. Wake up people!
In Liberty,

Mr. Petersen is one of the few remaining rays of hope within the Old Dominion's legislative body and I wish him well in a run against "The Cuch". Go for it, Chap.

Not only yes...but "Hell Yes"!! A ray of hope; someone who can rescue this state from the clutches of the tea partybots in Richmond!!! Count me in!

I vote for the person, not for any particular party, but the Republican party has gone so far under the control of the right wing that it makes it difficult for me to vote for anyone but a Democrat. I especially refuse to vote for Cuccinelli, whose out-of-control frivolous lawsuits have made Virginia the laughingstock of the nation. And yes, I find it a complete contradiction that the party that professes to support individual rights over government has passed a law that forces women to have an ultrasound - at their own expense! The Republican candidates are all for individual rights - as long as it follows their religious and hard-line orthodox doctrines.

I Support Chap all the way because he has always listened to my views as a college student, and he really cares alot about his community, if chap runs i will support him all the way, GO CHAP GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil K
I'd vote for Chap because he cares about the environment. He voted against uranium mining in Va. Chap cares about senior citizens getting services and young people getting good educational opportunity in public schools. All republicans want to do when they get into office is renovate the governors mansion and enrich their corporate friends.

Statism is a disease that has infected both parties. Individual liberty doesn't come from the parties but are inalienable. We are born with it. Men controlling the behavior of other men is the immorality of our current state. The Democratic party is leading that path in men serving others or private citizens serving the state. Both parties have been over reaching its authority by not being shackled to the constitution of the United States.
All of you have no clue what liberty from government is.
Let's clarify for you leftists the truth, not what you were taught in liberal public schools. The constitution is the starting point left of it is statism and right of it is anarchy. Our constitution gave the greatest liberties to individuals from centralized government in the history of human existence. We are supposed to preserve it and not feed the State any power to decide for society how to behave but only to protect our rights from those who violate them.
Killing babies is not a right for anyone to decide. To say women have the right to do so is anti-freedom to live.
We need people who want government to leave the citizens alone. That will be a true civil society. The way it is today is clearly not a moral one. The Democrats believe in the State and most Republicans to as well. Those Tea Partiers are constitutionalists and can help us get back to freedom.
In Liberty,

Chap is a truly gifted politician and an excellent campaigner - - one of the best I have ever seen in Fairfax county. That said, he was a lousy delegate and is a disappointing senator. I only hear from him when it is election time.

Chap Peterson can talk on and on about how things are not his fault, without saying anything of substance or offering a viable alternative.

In this he stands lockstep with Gerry Connolly and is little more than a Democratic Rubber Stamp who points at the GOP and cries wolf!

Chap would be a breath of fresh air, especially compared to the extremists who've taken over Richmond. Also, electing him would put state resources (particularly in transportation) back in Northern Virginia, where the tax revenue comes from.

Is constitutionalism extreme? What does extremists means? Less government or more government?
What is a liberals definition of freedom or extremism? Please sincerely explain.
In Liberty,

I met Chap Peterson once when I was working as a court reporter and he was one of two attorneys deposing parties to a lawsuit. He is such a nice and personable and charming person. I don't know much about his politics, but on a human level, he struck as a really very nice person.

Chap is a class act and would be a very good Governor. We need a Governor for all the people not just the rich and those who are in the business community. We need elected officials who work for all the people instead of just some of the people.

The self-described "patriots" who have claimed the Republican Party are leading the country toward plutocracy. I was a Republican for 25 years but the party no longer represtents the American people. It represents the very wealthy and is supported by the ill-informed and self-serving. Although not a Democrat I'll vote for anyone who isn't a Republican - especially against our reactionary Virginia Attorney General. I also plan to contribute to Wayne Powell's campaign against Eric Cantor. The Republican Party claims to represent personal liberty but, in truth, is its greatest threat.

"When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis