In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand:

• Working with the media
• The Jeffersoniad Hospitality Suite
• Tactical errors by the convention planners
• Why elections matter
• The class of Bob Marshall and John Hager, and
• What does yesterday mean?

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 Jim Hoeft recaps the RPV Convention - June 1, 2008 [13:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (489)

Votes coming in for Senate…
1st: 643.27-490.73 for Marshall (confirmed)
2nd: 612-345.6 for Gilmore (confirmed)
3rd: 121.83-75.16 for Gilmore (confirmed)
4th: 382.53-319.45 for Marshall (confirmed)
5th: 666.17-419.65 for Gilmore (confirmed)
6th: 530.62-507.47 for Gilmore (confirmed)
7th: 1035.79-581.52 for Gilmore (confirmed)
8th: 156.96-145.04 for Gilmore (confirmed)
9th: 551.78-335.22 for Gilmore (confirmed)
10th: 584.5-160.5 for Marshall (confirmed)
11th: 1137-577 Marshall (confirmed)

Gilmore wins, 5222.73 to 5156.97.

Jim Gilmore speaks with the media following his victory.

Chairman’s Race
1st 579-544 for Frederick
2nd
3rd
4th Frederick
5th Frederick
6th 736-225 for Frederick
7th
8th Frederick
9th Frederick
10th Frederick
11th

….
3:39 p.m. John Hager is coming to the podium. No vote totals given out. He asks to elect Jeff Frederick by acclimation.

Still undecided? Or, are you just curious about learning more about the candidates? Then listen one more time to our podcasts with the candidates and check out our series of questions with Frederick and Hager. Also, don’t forget to answer the poll on the sidebar!

Podcasts
Jeff Frederick
John Hager
Jim Gilmore
Bob Marshall

Q&A with the RPV Chairman Candidates
What three tangible things can we offer voters as Republicans?
What are the Democrats doing well?
What grade would you give our current grassroots organization?
Will you commit to serving a full term as Chairman?
Polls show people oppose tax increases, but Mark Warner remains popular. Explain.

John Hager and Jeff Frederick, candidates for chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, continue to answer questions in advance of this weekend’s convention:

What grade would you give our current grassroots organization?

John Hager and Jeff Frederick face off, and the topic is - our friends the Democrats!

What are the Democrats doing well?

As mentioned earlier today, all this week we will be running the answers to five questions posed to John Hager and Jeff Frederick, as each concludes their race to become the next RPV Chairman. The first:

What three tangible things can we offer voters as Republicans?

In anticipation of the Republican State Convention, we at Bearing Drift posed 5 questions to each candidate for RPV Chairman. Throughout the week, we’ll post the responses of John Hager and Jeff Frederick, leading up to the big decision day.

You’ve heard the podcasts from John Hager and Jeff Frederick, now see them debate live in Springfield.

Del. Jeff Frederick is criss-crossing the commonwealth running a very aggressive campaign amongst Republicans to be the next chairman of the party. I recently heard him speak in Virginia Beach, today I caught up with him while he travels in the Shenandoah Valley. In this podcast, Frederick addresses concerns over endorsements he said he received and the analogy of a “rat in a coke bottle” that he has been using in his speeches. He also discusses his vision for the RPV, why an elected official makes sense as party chairman, and much more.

Quotes of the podcast:

“I have no problems being a team player, but when I think we’re being marched into a burning fire, I’m gonna say something.”

-and-

“We can’t continue to do the same thing over and over and over again and expect we’re going to get a different result.”

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 Del. Jeff Frederick -- Apr. 14, 2008 [25:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (488)

In today’s Virginia Politics On-Demand, I’m joined by Chairman John Hager of the Republican Party of Virginia. We discuss Sen. John McCain, the 2008 U.S. Senate race, how demographics in Virginia are influencing politics, how the party apparatus is working, his observations on political trends over the past eight months or so since he became chairman, his campaign for re-election as party head, and much more.

Quote of the podcast:

“I haven’t found anyone yet who can explain to me what the hell he’s saying.”
- Chairman Hager on Del. Jeff Frederick’s “rat in a coke bottle” analogy

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 John Hager, Chairman, RPV -- Apr. 7, 2008 [23:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (498)