Sadly for nominative determinism fans, Dave Nutter was not the Tea Pary candidate, an honour that went to one Tripp Godsey:
Nutter based his campaign on two major issues: jobs and electability. He touted his experience working with economic development groups through his job at Virginia Tech as an indicator of his experience in job creation.
Although Godsey worked to challenge Nutter from the right, Nutter fell back on his high ratings from the Family Foundation, National Federation of Independent Business and National Rifle Association as proof of his fiscal and social conservatism.
Godsey was recruited by the Roanoke Tea Party in June to take on Edwards, whom the group identified as a top target. Godsey spent the campaign speaking out in favor of limiting government, especially at the federal level; shaking up public education by letting parents send their children to the school of their choice; and limiting taxes by means including the repeal of property taxes — a primary income source for many localities.
From The Roanoake Times
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