If
this is correct, there could be a new challenger, aside from Virgil "So Bad He's" Goode, for Tom Perriello in 2010.
The conventional wisdom has been that Virgil Goode will run again and take back his seat. While that may be the case, I'm hearing some very interesting rumors about another potential candidate.
His name is Cordel Faulk. He's a lawyer, Virginia political commentator and Richmond Times Dispatch columnist. He's a 33-year old, conservative African American with degrees from Virginia Tech and UVA Law. If elected, Faulk would be the first black Republican to represent Virginia in Congress since Reconstruction (how embarrassing is that fact?).
Interesting, and I agree with the Roanoke Valley Republicans' analysis that "it's just a fact that an African American R would, at the very least, add a new element to the equation." Definitely something to keep an eye on.
