I'm actually leaning towards Connaughton because not only did he cut my property tax rate by 16 cents per $100 this year, but my actual tax liability is going DOWN by nearly $200 this year while the value of my home increased by $58,000. As a fiscal conservative myself, I like those numbers!
To be perfectly honest the only reason I'm leaning toward Bolling is totally subjective. At the 25th Anniversary of the Accomac county Republican women's luncheon, Bolling at least sent a representative to talk with people when he couldn't make it, Connaughton didn't even do that.
I realize this is Virginia - but I basically grew up on Delaware politics and I am used to candidates showing up at party functions - I realize in a state the size of Virginia that is impossible and so I have no problem with representatives (surrogates).
As I said - it's a totally subjective reason, only based upon my personal experience. I've been paying close attention to what everyone on these threads have been saying about all the various races -- very close attention.
I totally understand your stance regarding the property taxes............but I am in the enviable position of paying my property taxes tomorrow, and they are the same amount as I paid last December, last June, the December before and the June before that. Apparently there are enough folks buying 1/4 million dollar water front properties and building million dollar homes that Accomac County has not had a need to mess with property taxes in the past few years. Ours will go up by the December bill, I'm sure - we're on the radar screen because of permits for renovations :)
all that being said - the LtG race is not on many radar screens - heck most people don't even realize there is a primary next week. It is not registering over here in the hinterlands of the Eastern shore :)