Today, on July 4th, Richmond Tea Party recognizes and celebrates Independence Day. We ask that you take a moment today to look back upon the founding of our nation and to recognize the spirit and dedication required to win that independence away from an oppressive state. We ask that you continue to dedicate yourselves to [...]
Virginia has a new voter ID law on the books effective today, requiring that voters provide photo ID. To address the breathless claims of "repressing the vote" by requiring ID, the law makes it pretty darn easy to obtain a free ID. Details below, from Breitbart and the AP: The new law now requires that [...]
For our monthly meeting tonight, the theme was "Getting to know the Republican Party of Virginia - Part II". This educational session was designed to help interested supporters learn about how the VA republican party is structured, from the local committees to the State Central Committee. We had the opening presentation by Ben Slone, leveraging [...]
As some of you may know, the VA General Assembly passed a budget, but Governor McAuliffe vetoed some sections of it before signing. However just tonight, a special session of the General Assembly rejected the vetoes related to Medicaid expansion (and other veto activity), resulting in the final VA budget! See The Bull Elephant blog [...]
Richmond Tea Party announces the departure of Larry Nordvig, Executive Director. His 18 months with RTP have been both fruitful and memorable. We wish Larry well in his future endeavors. We genuinely thank him for his tireless volunteerism in support of RTP, our core principles, and Liberty. All the best, Larry. -the Richmond Tea Party [...]
To all supporters: We believe strongly that taking the courses from the Center for Self-Governance is one of the best ways to learn to be an effective activist. The courses are to be taken in order (required), with each student progressing up through the classes until completed. Below is the upcoming schedule for classes in [...]
"Get to Know The Republican Party of Virginia" - Part II "What does a Precinct Captain do?" "Who's on the State Central Committee?" "Could the Tea Party really exert influence within the GOP?" Part II of our series will answer these questions (and more) as we explore the GOP Party organization itself. If working within [...]
Today in the VA 7th district republican primary, insurgent "tea party" candidate Dave Brat defeated "establishment" House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by a tally of 55.55% to 45.45%. The political shock-waves of this upset will likely be rippling across the state for weeks to come. Although this win is unusual in the context of incumbent [...]
VOTE! 7th District Congressional Primary Tuesday, June 10th, 6am-7pm Normal Polling Places Tuesday is Primary Day in the 7th Congressional District! We encourage you to learn about the candidates and exercise your right to vote. The winner is likely to be your next congressman, since there is no other challenger. America has been trending [...]
The debate on how to proceed on changing/fixing immigration policy has come to the forefront in the 7th district congressional race between House Leader Eric Cantor and challenger Dave Brat. As this debate will have a profound impact on the economy and how we view adherence to the rule of law, it's important that voters [...]
Its official...Shak Hill has has just conceded the race to Ed Gillespie. Gillespie will be the republican candidate in the US Senate race against democrat Mark Warner in November. GOP Candidate for Senate Ed Gillespie and his Family
The Republican Party of Virginia has its convention today in Roanoke to select the republican candidate for US Senate. The big story here is the race between "grassroots" candidate Shak Hill and "establishment" candidate Ed Gillespie. For live-blogging updates from Roanoke, you can visit: TheBullElephant.com live coverage BearingDrift.com [...]
