by Kerry Dougherty

Nice try, Elaine. Unfortunately for you, voters in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional district aren’t stupid.

We all know that your sudden about-face on insider trading by members of Congress isn’t because of Trump. Or because you suddenly developed a moral compass.

Clearly, you’ve seen polls that show Americans are disgusted with corrupt politicians who use their elected offices to get rich.

Fraud is going to be a campaign issue this fall and Luria is vulnerable.

Who knows. She still has to get through the August 4th Democrat primary. Luria’s affection for insider trading might have hurt her in the August 4th Democrat primary. Unlikely, though. Luria’s ability to raise campaign bucks is second only to her ability to trade stocks.

In a Washington Post story headlined “In Reversal, Luria Backs Congressional Stock-Trading Ban In House Comeback Bid; Luria’s support for the stock-trading ban marks the starkest policy shift that the former Navy commander released in a platform Wednesday” the former mermaid maker was exposed for the transactional politician she is: Continue reading.