Politics, elections
There's been a development regarding the ongoing story about the Republican Party friendly-fire smear campaign in the 7th district. It appears now that the plaintiff (tea party leader Fred Gruber) is expanding the scope of his defamation lawsuit after the explosive details of the case were revealed yesterday. This could include the addition of several other [...]
Some of you likely remember the horrendous hit job against Louisa Tea Party leader Fred Gruber that was used to attack his character, after Gruber trounced Eric Cantor lieutenant Linwood Cobb from his 7th district republican party chairman position. Well, it appears now (following a $1M lawsuit) that this smear was the work of various [...]
After a few misfires on scheduling due to redistricting events, the 7th District Republican Committee meeting is now back ON. See below for details. Should be an interesting meeting. VA-7 Republican Committee - Meeting Venue for Saturday 1/30 @ 4pm - GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL The address is: Goochland High School Auditorium 3250 River Road West? [...]
UPDATE: Meeting CANCELLED again. Will update on future schedule when available. Details: 7th DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING – CANCELLED WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 16th, 10:00 AM WHERE: Goochland County Library 3075 River Road West, Goochland, VA
With all of the redistricting movement, the 7th has some new boundaries (as do several other VA districts). Following a recent cancellation, the 7th district Republican committee has scheduled its next meeting for this Saturday. This should be an interesting meeting for all attendees. Details: 7th DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING – NEW DATE & LOCATION – [...]
Passing this along...the 7th district republican committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:30PM has been cancelled due to redistricting activities (see below). ________________________ Newly revised redistricting law requires that the January 9th 7th congressional district meeting to be held: Saturday, January 9, 2016 ---- 4:30 P M – IS Cancelled !!!!!!! Location - The [...]
Anti-gun Attorney General Herring makes a move to endanger VA families, harm businesses
In a fall election when republicans had more seats to lose than to gain across the state, the party was able to hold the line and retain control of the VA senate with Glen Sturtevant's win over democrat Dan Gecker. This results in a senate majority for the GOP at 21-19 seats. This win is [...]
Dave Brat is one of a very precious few in DC who are making any sense at all regarding the upcoming debt cliff and the need to confront it....all while showing deference to the Constitution and the principles his party purports to represent. It boggles the mind to see the thought process in DC that [...]
Virginia21 is hosting a Town Hall event at Virginia Commonwealth University on October 20th for 10th district candidates in the upcoming fall election. So far only 2 of the 4 candidates have been invited to participate - Glen Sturtevant and Dan Gecker. We'll update this post should the other candidates be invited. From the Facebook [...]
To all supporters: We're going to pause having a meeting this month, taking time instead to work on some background organizational tasks...so NO meeting this Thursday on 9/24. Part of what we're doing is ramping up for the fall election and the upcoming General Assembly session, and also working to identify some additional volunteers to [...]
Absentee voting for the fall election is now open. There are a few specific rules of which you should be aware, so be sure to visit the state board of elections site for the details. Deadline to Apply for Absentee Ballot in November 3, 2015 General Election By mail: October 27, 2015 In person: October [...]
