Politics, elections
Photo Credit Tony Gutierrez/AP I know that lots of tea party folks like Governor Mike Huckabee, but he's actually not so great of a politician... his record as governor has some serious problems. I've always seen him (in my opinion) as a shyster...a used car salesman-type (no offense to ETHICAL used car salesmen [...]
In the special election tonight in VA's 38th Senate district, republican Ben Chafin wins the special election with 60% of the vote. This gives republicans total control of the Senate with a count of 21, or +1 more than 50% of the Senate seats. Details from WDBJ7: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/republican-ben-chafin-wins-state-senate-special-election/27622528 Results: NAME VOTES Pct. 38th Senate [...]
In the latest copy of the Chesterfield Monthly magazine (print and online), there was a multi-page spread discussing the Dave Brat win over Eric Cantor and the general activist-machine across the Richmond area. Also covers items like the Chesterfield comprehensive plan and the meals tax. A good read, but with a leftward slant here-and-there. Whether [...]
[gdl_icon type="icon-warning-sign" color="#cccccc" size="30px"] ATTENTION: July meeting date has changed to Monday, July 21st (Same time and place) Meeting Guest: Dave Brat Dave Brat, the Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional District wants to meet with YOU. Here's a great chance to ask Dave any question you want. Please submit your questions to us via our [...]
"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 [...]
Thursday evening we had our monthly meeting, with the main event topic being an overview of the Virginia Republican party (structure, makeup, etc). We started off the meeting with the general updates from Executive Director Larry Nordvig, followed by quick updates from any candidates or campaign representatives in attendance. Next, we went to board of [...]
Today in the election for VA 7th District GOP Chairman (House Leader Eric Cantor's District), tea party challenger Fred Gruber defeated incumbent GOP veteran Linwood Cobb. This one wasn't supposed to be close, as Cobb had the backing of the republican party insiders, and was considered to be safe from challenge. More on vote totals [...]
