Dems attack Hurt for "supporting Palin's radical rightwing agenda"

From Eric Dondero:

One of the truly bellweather races in the Nation is for Congressional district 5, south central Virginia. First-term incumbent Tom Perriello, a blue dog and self-described "moderate" has been a top GOP target.

Note - on Saturday, we featured Perriello here at Libertarian Republican for his lackluster opposition to a Stalin bust at a D-Day Memorial Park in his district - "Leave it up to a Republican Congressman to oppose Stalin bust at WWII Memorial Park."

Now a poll has been released showing Perriello way behind.

From RCP, Sean Trende, "Perriello Down By 23 Points":

SurveyUSA shows Republican Rob Hurt leading Freshman Democrat Tom Perriello by an astonishing 58%-35% margin.

Hurt is a strong fiscal conservative and individual liberties advocate. From his website:

Individual Liberty, Private Property and the 2nd Amendment

The right to keep private property was considered a fundamental right by our Founding Fathers. As a member of Congress, I will support efforts that allow states to limit eminent domain and will work to ensure that government cannot confiscate private property.

Along with Personal Property, the Founding Fathers also paid special attention to our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. As a long time supporter of the 2nd Amendment, I am proud of my consistent support for gun rights, and proud of my consistent A plus rating from the National Rifle Association.

Hurt has received support from some prominent Virginia libertarians. Rick Sincere, a former Libertarian Party of VA official and longtime Republican Liberty Caucus member, helped with a money bomb for Hurt in June. (Rick Sincere News & Thoughts blog).

Hurt has also received donations from Sarah Palin's PAC. This has sparked controversy in the district, with the Perriello campaign sending out fundraising appeals bashing Palin:

“Palin knows that she can count on Sen. Hurt to support her radical right-wing agenda. Robert Hurt knows that he needs national Republican celebrities like Sarah Palin to raise money for him.”

(Source: The Hill)