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task will have to take place soon. North has shown extraordinary ability to raise money and has been drawing large crowds of Republicans wherever he goes in the state. He is also picking up political chits by appearing at rallies for a number of GOP candidates for House of Delegates and local offices this year.
Said one Republican who has seen North in action frequently, “The guy’s phenomenal, he’s got the kind of star quality that Warner has. I know there are those who think he has too much baggage, but I can tell you that out on the campaign trail head to head with Wilder or Robb or whoever he’d pin’em to the wall.
But others aren’t so sure. “North may be regarded as a hero by most Republicans, but a lot of people who aren’t committed to either party may not see it that way. They may well regard the fact he didn’t serve time as taking advantage of legal technicalities on appeal," said one former Republican official.
Another long-time Republican and observer of the state political scene lamented in general the attention begin focused on the senatorial race at the expense of this year’s statewide races.
"It just shows all the new people in the state now outnumber the natives. We didn’t care who went to the Senate in the old days, that was just a federal election. What mattered was who ran for governor and the state offices. What’s happening, as crazy as it is, is just another sign of the times, more drifting away from our traditions.”
(Editor’s note: John Goolrick. a former political reporter, is now an aide to 1st District Rep. Herbert Bateman. Opinions expressed are his own and not necessarily those of this newspaper.)
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