Is tonight the night?

Two months ago when I was experimenting with a daily podcast I declared that Hillary Clinton’s candidacy was all but dead; however, the American woman who most exemplifies the spirit of perseverance continues to fight the Obama tidal wave with what some might call a campaign for power over a campaign for democracy.
Regardless, citizens of […]

Gilmore on Issues, November Election

The Washington Times has the interview with Jim Gilmore here. Gilmore offers some criticism of Bush, particularly after Bush’s trip to the Middle East last week. Gilmore offers more tough talk than happy talk: “…his party is ’splintered’ both at the national level and in Virginia, and that Mr. Bush should have taken a more […]

Brownlee running

AP is reporting that John Brownlee will be making his AG-candidacy announcement today. What clued them in?

Singh-Ellmore race down to last few weeks

Amit Singh recently held a fund-raiser with Rep. Ron Paul and State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, helping garner over $57K in donations. Mark Ellmore just picked up five new GOP endorsements from within the 8th District. With just over three weeks to go in the race, both candidates are working feverishly to shore up […]

McCain and RPV to open state HQ in Arlington today

Sen. John McCain, in tandem with the Republican Party of Virginia, is opening his statewide headquarters in Arlington today.

McCain makes a key announcment about the Secret Service

McCain Vows To Replace Secret Service With His Own Bare Fists

“Mayor” Wilder retiring

Former Gov. Douglas Wilder, America’s first African-American governor, has decided not to seek re-election as mayor of Richmond.
Since Wilder’s term as governor, candidates seeking elected office, have always sought his endorsement.

Gilmore to hold conference call tonight

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore is calling delegates to the RPV Convention this evening at 7 p.m. for a tele Townhall. The Townhall will give delegates an opportunity to ask the governor questions in advance of the convention, which will be held in just over two weeks. Gilmore is a candidate for the Republican […]

Can these McCain promises be kept?

Sen. John McCain, Republican presidential candidate, laid out in a new ad today his bold vision for the country; he did so by uniquely looking at the country in 2013:

The real question is, can McCain deliver on these promises? Or, perhaps more importantly, do Democrats have an equally ambitious agenda?

A Pig Without the Lipstick

This is bad.
Republicans have now lost three special elections for previously GOP-held Congressional seats this year. Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend my friends.

Frederick campaign releases letter to Speaker Howell

As if the leadership in the House of Delegates didn’t have enough on its hands with transportation, Speaker Howell’s recent endorsement of current RPV Chairman John Hager inspired a fiery response from Mrs. Frederick.

Hampton Roads delegation split on RPV chair

There were several notable exceptions from the GOP-Hampton Roads Delegation on display from current RPV Chair John Hager’s endorsement list — among them Dels. Terrie Suit and Sal Iaquinto of Virginia Beach.

Howell Endorses Hager

Speaker of the House William J. Howell has sent a letter endorsing John Hager for Chairman of the RPV. I like this paragraph:
National Republican organizations are taking note of RPV’s new progress. Unlike years past, the RNC’s ‘Victory 08′ operation and the McCain Campaign will work ‘hand-in-hand’ with RPV to elect our Party’s presidential, Senate, […]

Republicans losing in everything

A couple days ago I wrote about how RPV’s new plan to tie party growth to dollars was a good one, provided there was a message to go along with it. That sentiment had no real basis in any poll or inside information, just an intuition.

RPV attempting to incentivize party growth

The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV), Attorney General Bob McDonnell, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling have come up with a great idea to motivate local city and county GOP committees at taking a proactive approach to party growth and outreach — give them more money for achieving outreach goals.

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