Oct 18, 2018
Republican Congressman Dave Brat visited Chesterfied County Jail today (10/17) to hear from incarcerated drug addicts.
At one point, Brat seemed to liken his campaign with the difficulties faced by an addict.
After one inmate described the difficulties she would face after release in finding work and stability--and Chesterfield Sheriff Karl Leonard mentioned the need for additional funding for longer-term stays--Brat turned the conversation back to his campaign against Democrat Abigail Spanberger.
“You think you’re having a hard time--I've got $5 million worth of negative ads coming at me,” he said. “How do you think I’m feeling? Nothing’s easy. For anybody.”
