It was a pleasure to work with you on the campaign.
Your assistance was greatly appreciated. This was not a good year for Democrats,
let alone Democrats running against long-standing incumbent Republicans. I would
have liked to debate with Randy Forbes but he did his best to avoid me. Although
I understand that he did not want to give me any additional publicity, his
dishonesty and refusal to debate showed a clear lack of integrity on his part.
Running openly as an atheist probably did not help my chances, but I don't think
it's significantly hurt them. Of the five incumbent Republicans running in
Virginia, four were challenged by Democrats. Although none of the races were
close, I received the highest percentage of votes of any of the Democratic
challengers. Although many people advised me not to be forthcoming about my lack
of belief, I never seriously considered that approach. Only by being honest
could I give my best effort. Also I was curious to see what that revelation
would stir up. It certainly did cause some interesting discussion. I kept a
journal of what happened day by day through the campaign. I plan to use this and
write about the experience. If this becomes a book length document, I may
need assistance with editing and publishing. I would like to stay in touch with
you and ask for your assistance when I have a manuscript to be reviewed. Again,
thank you for your help.