Judy Feder (Democrat): She has lived in Virginia for over 30 years and served as the Dean of Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute from 1999-2007 and was also a professor there. Her main focus is that of health care. Feder believes in making health care affordable and also to extend the choice and coverage for health care to all Americans, even without a job. She is again running against Frank Wolf.
Frank Wolf (Republican): Wolf has been the representative of the 10th District since 1981, so he is a veteran when it comes to representing Virginia. He is a well known delegate and is the co-chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. His priority which he says is "always the priority" is the transportation issues in Northern Virginia. He wants to cut down on gridlock as well as teaming up with organizations such as MADD to prevent drunk driving. 
Neeraj Nigam (Independent): Nigam only arrived to the US in 1989, but is determined to change the face of government. He became a citizen in 1995 and is now a Senior Systems Analyst and Manager for a Crystal City project. His goal is to reform what the government is all about because he feels that the governemnt is becoming Socialist which he thinks will fail. I failed to find any recent polling data on how every one is measuring up in the race, but Feder is obviously the "underdog" especially running after her loss in 2005. However I feel that Feder is the best candidate. She focuses on local issues while also talking about national issues and what is important. Wolf's priorities seem off to me because I feel like most people at this point in the economy and health care, care about traffic patterns as much. Maybe its because I don't drive...
Well until next time...
Chanel
Want to learn more about these candidates?
Judy Feder: http://judyfeder.com/
Frank Wolf: http://wolfforcongress.com/
Neeraj Nigam: http://www.nigamforcongress.org/
2 comments:
Hey Chanel!
Wow! Your blog is really informative. I also had no idea what any of the candidates looked like until I read your blog haha. I agree with you the Feder is definitely the underdog. I feel she has a really good chance of winning a seat in the house because like McCain, people are just too scared after the Bush Admin. to let Republicans make anymore decisions. Still, Wolf has been congressman for what seems like forever, so he's probably gained a lot of trust from voters. He may find himself victorious again, or we may finally have someone new. It will be interesting to see!
Yo Chanel!
I have to say that your blog is, yet again, one of my favorites. I do not know if it is the crazy colors or the wealth of knowlede in your articles. Maybe it is a mix of both...
I do not really know that much about this race, but I would think that Nigam would be the underdog, not Feder. Granted, I think compared to Wolf, both Nigam and Feder will have a hard time winning a seat. However, Nigam calling America "socialist" probably in not helping out his cause, while Feder has a little experience in the running-for-senate office. As Molly said, it will be interesting to see who comes out on top in this election.
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