Virginia Election Results

The biker-friendly candidate for Senate District 37 lost ... by a mere 317 votes on top of a puny 19% voter turnout.

And the number of bikers who worked as campaign volunteers? Of all those bikers on this map, how many picked up the phone, knocked on doors, or poked signs into the frozen ground?

Just three.

But a big thanks to Joe and Sharon, just the same. If not for our effort, our candidate wouldn't have come as close as he did.

But there's the rub. Working that hard can make you feel like the Lone Ranger, out there in the cold. Most area bikers who say they support bikers rights instead stayed at home, warm and comfy.

All talk, no walk.

So despite the number of bikers within commuting distance of this district, and despite the presence of three ABATE of Virginia chapters in Northern Virginia, just three bikers helped out. Out of hundreds who knew about this important race.

That says a lot.

With just a few more campaign volunteers, the outcome of this race could have been very different. But that means bikers would have been a factor in winning this election. The results say otherwise.

But there is a silver lining: a second chance.

Because the winning candidate was a member of the House of Delegates, he must give up his old seat to take the new one. He can't hold onto both. And now, he won't be able to vote against us in the House, either.

So this means yet another special election, and yet another opportunity for metro area bikers to make a difference. No matter how poorly we may have done in the first election, we can totally rock the next one. All it takes is action by a few.

Next time, let's give them something to talk about. Let's take that House seat back. All it takes is a few bikers that will get off their soft tails to help those that are out there.

Let them know that they are not alone in this fight.

- RIDE2REPEAL@gmail.com