Riggleman pointed to those connections as evidence that his opponents had inappropriate sway over the party’s nominating process. He had argued that the nominee should be selected through a primary, which would be open to a larger pool of voters. To participate in the convention, delegates had to apply for approval from district-level party officials and, in some cases, drive for hours to cast their votes.
Virginia’s 5th District, the largest in the state, stretches from the Washington, D.C., exurbs to the North Carolina border.
Democrats had hoped to flip the seat in 2018, and the campaign featured a memorable attack line that Riggleman, who wrote a book about the Bigfoot monster, was a fan of “Bigfoot erotica.” But Riggleman pulled through with 53 percent over journalist and filmmaker Leslie Cockburn.
This time around, four Democrats are running for the seat: three Marine veterans, including one who talks openly about her sexual assault and another who served as chief of staff to former 2020 presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton, and a doctor who has been treating victims of the coronavirus.
Democrats are holding a primary on June 23 to decide their nomination. Trump carried the district by 11 points in 2016. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the general election Solid Republican.
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