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Poll Solidifies Far-Right Extremist Amanda Chase’s Position as VA GOP Frontrunner for Governor

Pete Snyder Comes In Second, Making It Clear Virginia Republicans Have a Trump Problem It’s official – Amanda Chase is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for Virginia governor. A YouGov poll released today showed Chase as the leading candidate in the crowded primary at 19%, with her mentee Pete Snyder coming in second. Former…

GOP Civil War: Amanda Chase Sues VA GOP Over Convention

“The GOP is heading towards a train wreck.” You just can’t make this stuff up – GOP gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase is suing the Virginia Republican party for choosing its nominees via a convention, arguing that a large, in-person convention would likely violate pandemic restrictions. Chase, a self-proclaimed “Trump in heels” who sees herself as…

With Entrance of Another Trump-like Candidate, Virginia GOP Primary Fight Spirals Further Out of Control

The theme of this year’s Virginia GOP gubernatorial primary appears to be quantity over quality – yet another Trump wannabe candidate has joined the crowded race, ensuring the chaos that’s engulfed the primary won’t be slowing down anytime soon. Peter Doran entered the race this morning, and like all the other GOP candidates, is already…

Virginia Republicans’ Refusal to Take Pandemic Seriously Puts Lives At Risk As Chase Campaign Fails to Disclose COVID-19 Exposure to Volunteers

Volunteers for the Amanda Chase gubernatorial campaign were exposed to COVID-19 at an event with the state Senator last weekend – but true to form, the Chase campaign failed to notify its most ardent supporters of the exposure. Chase even questioned the motives of the volunteer who tested positive for COVID-19, saying, “I don’t know…

🚨 Denver Riggleman Contemplating Third Party Campaign In Virginia

“After the anger that I’ve seen and the people that are running and what they’re saying, it’s hard not to.” Former VA GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman suggested during an interview yesterday that he might run as a third party candidate in the governor’s race because the candidate pool is weak and the nasty primary has been “difficult to…

Radical Conservative Pete Snyder Joins VA GOP Race, Ensuring Republican Nominee Will Be Out Of Touch With Virginians

The VA GOP nomination fight has devolved into utter chaos – with party insiders having fiery arguments every weekend over the nomination method, far-right extremist Amanda Chase threatening a third party run, and an ever-growing candidate pool. Amanda Chase acolyte Pete Snyder’s entrance to the race yesterday will only add to the mayhem. Snyder is…

DGA Statement on Pete Snyder’s Decision to Enter the Virginia Governor’s Race

DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement after Republican Pete Snyder announced his candidacy in Virginia’s race for governor: “Pete Snyder is a right-wing extremist and Trump apologist who thinks he can buy the governor’s mansion, but he is out of touch with Virginians’ values. Snyder’s vehement opposition to affordable health care policies including…

GOP Civil War: Amanda Chase Threatens to Start New Political Party After VA GOP Digs in on Convention

Over the weekend, the VA GOP narrowly voted to reaffirm its decision to select a gubernatorial nominee via a convention, handing another rebuke to conservative firebrand state Sen. Amanda Chase, who sees a primary as her best path to victory. Chase said if Republicans didn’t get it together soon, she would “start the Patriot Party…

GOP Civil War: VA GOP Infighting Explodes at Fiery Meeting As Amanda Chase Supporters Seek to Change Nomination Method

Tensions in the Virginia GOP nomination fight boiled over this weekend during a meeting about whether to change the nomination process from a convention back to a primary, a move far-right candidate Amanda Chase’s supporters see as her best chance to win. The meeting ended abruptly after party leaders refused to take the issue up for a…

ICYMI: Entrance of Two New Candidates “Complicates Things” For VA GOP

“Youngkin and de la Peña complicate Cox’s march to victory and just might allow Chase to make life much more difficult for all of them.” The entrance of two new candidates to the VA GOP gubernatorial nomination fight is impeding Kirk Cox’s perceived path to victory, and empowering far-right extremist Amanda Chase. The late additions…

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