GOP gubernatorial candidate George Fitch has finally garnered some ink in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, although the lead of today’s article by Tyler Whitley could not be what he was hoping for: “Fitch struggles for recognition in his GOP bid to be governor”.
Fitch has loads of ideas for cutting costs and taxes, Whitley wrote, but he can’t get them out because he lacks money and a campaign organization. The Warrenton mayor “soldiers on, usually driving by himself in his Ford Taurus, talking with whomever will listen about ‘the Warrenton miracle.’ While Kilgore has raised more than $5 million, Fitch has raised only $140,000 — mostly from his own pocket.
Given the anti-tax fervor of the Republican rank and file, I’m amazed that Fitch has attracted so little support. It does seem likely that Fitch will get on the primary ballot, at least, so Republicans will at least be able to register a protest vote against the Business As Usual wing of the GOP.
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