I am going to get out as much as I can. It's going to be a blitz. Both candidates have told the Courier-Record that if elected, they would oppose a Constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College. Bacon also is a farmer and comes from a well-known farm family. He says the main thrust of his campaign will be education, jobs, and farmers.
Education is the key to getting better jobs here.
Bacon says he's disappointed that tobacco settlement money is being distributed by a state commission to localities that aren't as tobacco-dependent as Lunenburg. That fund was created as a result of our farmers, and that money should go back to where it was created. By that time, rumors were starting to spread that either Charles Rickers, or his wife Roberta, would be the Democratic nominee. I believe Southside should come first, no matter who the representative is. The bottom line is that we need more money in Southside Virginia.