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I would hold off on calling McGuire a conservative until he proves himself in Congress. He's backed by Kevin McCarthy and has ties with Jeff Roe, both which are major red flags.
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'''Robert “Bob” Good''', born September 11, 1965 (age {{age|1965|9|11}}), is a former [[Liberty University]] employee and [[populist]], anti-establishment [[Republican]] who successfully ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]].
 
'''Robert “Bob” Good''', born September 11, 1965 (age {{age|1965|9|11}}), is a former [[Liberty University]] employee and [[populist]], anti-establishment [[Republican]] who successfully ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2020 U.S. House elections|2020 elections]].
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Good has been smeared by ''[[The Hill]]'' in August 2020 as a "[[far-right]] candidate".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512818-loomer-win-creates-bigger-problem-for-house-gop Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP]</ref>
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Bob Good opposed [[Donald Trump]] as the [[Republican]] nominee in the [[2024 presidential election]].  Rep. Good also criticized [[conservative]] Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] (R-GA) for her motion to vacate the chair of Speaker [[Mike Johnson]] in spring 2024.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2024/04/19/1245557540/house-aid-bills-ukraine-israel-funding-democrats-johnson</ref>
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With 96% of the ballots counted on June 19, 2024, Rep. Good trailed John McGuire in the [[Virginia]] primary.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/virginia-house-results</ref>
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In 2020, Rep. Good was smeared by ''[[The Hill]]'' in August 2020 as a "[[far-right]] candidate".<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/512818-loomer-win-creates-bigger-problem-for-house-gop Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP]</ref>
    
==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district==
 
==2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district==
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==Controversies==
 
==Controversies==
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Good has been criticized for calling the [[coronavirus pandemic]] as a "phony pandemic" after Democrat blockades of access to [[hydroxychloroquine]] have led to countless deaths.<ref>Fearnow, Benjamin (December 12, 2020). [https://www.newsweek.com/this-phony-pandemic-gop-congressman-elect-praises-maskless-trump-supporters-rally-1554365 'This Is a Phony Pandemic': GOP Congressman-Elect Praises Maskless Trump Supporters at Rally]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved December 30, 2020. ('''Warning:''' Tweet within article contains foul language)</ref> [[Lamestream media]] headlines have inaccurately portrayed him as supposedly denying the virus when he had said that it was a "serious virus", as Good largely differed with referring to the [[COVID-19]] outbreak a pandemic.
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Good has been criticized for calling the [[coronavirus pandemic]] as a "phony pandemic" after Democrat blockades of access to [[hydroxychloroquine]] have led to countless deaths.<ref>Fearnow, Benjamin (December 12, 2020). [https://www.newsweek.com/this-phony-pandemic-gop-congressman-elect-praises-maskless-trump-supporters-rally-1554365 'This Is a Phony Pandemic': GOP Congressman-Elect Praises Maskless Trump Supporters at Rally]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved December 30, 2020. ('''Warning:''' Tweet within article contains foul language)</ref> [[Lamestream media]] headlines have inaccurately portrayed him as supposedly denying the virus when he had said that it was a "serious virus", as Good largely differed with referring to the [[COVID-19]] outbreak as a pandemic.
    
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