POWHATAN, VA. — Two years ago, Dan Moy was helping then-candidate Bob Good get elected to Congress, one of Moy’s duties as chairman of the Charlottesville GOP Committee.
Now, Moy was standing before a somewhat skeptical crowd of Republicans in a fluorescently lit meeting room at a bar in Powhatan, Va. — explaining why he was trying to defeat him.
“I’d be happy to entertain questions,” he said after finishing his spiel before Powhatan’s GOP Committee members that April evening.
“So we have a conservative Christian who’s our incumbent right now. Why do you feel you need to run against that as a Republican?” the man asked.
The chilly reception from some in the crowd — “We think you’re part of the establishment,” the Good supporter soon charged — underscored the challenge Moy faces in trying to unseat Good, among the most conservative lawmakers in Congress and a member of the House Freedom Caucus. While it isn’t unusual for local party chairs to run for office, they typically fall in line behind their party’s incumbent. Moy said he felt he couldn’t do that.
A 27-year Air Force veteran, Moy has framed his campaign as a continuation of his oath, pledging to be an America First conservative in Congress focused on revitalizing the Southside Virginia economy with manufacturing jobs and vocational training. He has accused Good of grandstanding and political gamesmanship, claiming Good has been “missing in action” on issues such as the local economy and national security,...
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