The election is more than two months away, but protesters are already showing their opposition to Republican Congressional candidate Bob Good.
Good scheduled a series of six meetings with clergy to rally support for his campaign, but things did not go as planned in Charlottesville.
On Sunday, the New York Times reported that Bob Good planned to build support for his candidacy by claiming religious freedom was under attack -- undermined by laws protecting lesbian, gay and transgender people from discrimination. That led the progressive group Indivisible to organize a protest. Before Good’s scheduled appearance, about forty people lined the road in front of Connect Church in Charlottesville.
“It’s important to stand by to racism, homophobia, transphobia and all other forms of bigotry – whether someone is running for Congress or in office,” said David Singerman, a spokesman for Indivisible Charlottesville.
When Good failed to appear, Singerman said the candidate had "chickened out," but the chairman of the Fifth District Republicans, Melvin Adams, claimed on Facebook that the venue was " blocked off by radical and lawless protesters who restricted access, forcing police to remove them."
Albemarle police were on hand but did not confirm that claim, and a short time later Adams posted a correction, saying the event was not shut down by protesters. Instead, Adams explained, the appearance planned for Connect Church was combined with another being held nearby.
