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ICYMI: Pete Snyder Wants “NFL-Style Scouting Reports” On Election Officials

The Virginia GOP primary has become an all-out battle over who can be the Trumpiest candidate – and Pete Snyder’s here to play ball. During a local GOP event, Snyder said he wants to “compile ‘NFL-style scouting reports’ on local election officials” to prevent election fraud. Snyder also announced this week he appointed failed gubernatorial…

Virginia Republican Party Confirms They’ll Hold a Convention, Setting Off a Political Firestorm

Last night, the Virginia Republican Party reaffirmed their choice to hold an in-person convention to choose their gubernatorial nominees. An in-person event could be illegal due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, but the Virginia GOP has an even bigger problem on their hands – frontrunner Amanda Chase and her supporters are mad, and hell hath…

Nearly All VA GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Still Won’t Accept Biden As President

The Washington Post reported yesterday that five of the six the Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidates still refuse to accept Joe Biden as a legitimate president. The GOP candidates have fully embraced Donald Trump’s baseless conspiracy theories about our elections – the same lies that led to the January 6th insurrection. Frontrunner Amanda Chase has headlined…

ICYMI: Axios Dives Into Dirty Tricks That Have Overtaken GOP Primary In Virginia

Over the weekend, Axios detailed the nasty infighting that has overtaken the GOP gubernatorial primary in Virginia. Three Republican-related groups, Virginia Cornerstone PAC, Americans for Limited Government, and Stop Bad Candidates PAC, have been involved with launching negative radio and direct mail pieces against Glenn Youngkin, ensuring whoever the GOP nominee is won’t come out…

Dem Govs Get It Done: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Get-Tough Approach” to Vaccine Rollout Pays Off

According to the New York Times, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has paid off – Virginia has administered 88% of the doses it has received, ranking Virginia 6th in the country, and 1.5 million Virginians have received their first shot, ranking the commonwealth 12th. Gov. Northam is getting the vaccine rollout…

ICYMI: Republican Luminaries Call Virginia GOP’s Chaotic Nomination Fight “Terribly Embarrassing”

The Virginia GOP’s chaotic, train wreck of a primary is getting national attention. Today, the New York Times reported on the fractures within the Virginia Republican Party, centered around the party’s brutal fight over how to select a gubernatorial nominee. While VA Republicans initially voted to hold a convention, the far-right wing of the party is taking…

ICYMI: Virginia GOP in Chaos Over Nomination Process, Chase’s Lawsuit Picks Up Steam

The Virginia Republican Party has been in a state of complete chaos this year – they are “disorganized and broke,” and their leading candidate, State Sen. Amanda Chase, is suing the party over their decision to choose a nominee via a convention. Party leaders have spent weeks fighting over how to choose a nominee, with the regular…

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…

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