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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.
'''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]].
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>
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>
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>
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==
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-[[House Majority Leader]] [[Eric Cantor]] in the [[2014 Midterms]] by [[Dave Brat]];<ref>[http://thebullelephant.com/the-dave-brat-effect-the-righteous-defeat-of-denver-riggleman/ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman]</ref> both Good and Brat had won their respective primaries in major upsets despite being heavily outspent by their incumbent opponents.
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-[[House Majority Leader]] [[Eric Cantor]] in the [[2014 Midterms]] by [[Dave Brat]];<ref>[http://thebullelephant.com/the-dave-brat-effect-the-righteous-defeat-of-denver-riggleman/ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman]</ref> both Good and Brat had won their respective primaries in major upsets despite being heavily outspent by their incumbent opponents.
After losing, Riggleman decided to contradict [[Donald Trump]] over [[QAnon]], joining [[Democrat]] [[Tom Malinowski]] in introducing a resolution to condemn the conspiracy theory group.<ref>Two references:
After losing, Riggleman decided to contradict [[Donald Trump]] over [[QAnon]], joining [[Democrat]] [[Tom Malinowski]] in introducing a resolution to condemn the anti-[[pedophilia]] group.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-qanon-republican-party_n_5f3ffc55c5b6305f32571e99 Top House Republican Denounces QAnon, Contradicting Trump]
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-qanon-republican-party_n_5f3ffc55c5b6305f32571e99 Top House Republican Denounces QAnon, Contradicting Trump]
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/25/congressmen-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-qanon-401606 Reps. Malinowski and Riggleman introduce bipartisan resolution condemning QAnon]</ref>
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/25/congressmen-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-qanon-401606 Reps. Malinowski and Riggleman introduce bipartisan resolution condemning QAnon]</ref>
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