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Jamie Radtke Live Blog of Slating Effort at Henrico GOP Meeting

written by Jamie Radtke March 24, 2014

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6:56:  Room is packed…exceeding fire marshal capacity.1977357_769119093113467_1641017716_n

6:56:  Apparently fire marshal has been called.

6:58:  Massie and O’Bannon are here.  They are going to start off meeting with them giving legislative update.

7:02:  Reverend Joe Ellison opens prayer asking for unity, and that we might need “to agree to disagree.”

7:03:  Mike Lowry is here.  I believe he is head of Young Guns.

7:05:  Temporary chair, O’Bannon is recognized to nominate Don Boswell.  The ‘no’ vote is louder.  Going to counting hands.

7:10: 164 for Boswell, 170 against Boswell.

7:11:  Russ Moulton temp chair motion on the floor.  Boswell defeated.

7:12:  Cantor’s people’s eyes are shooting daggers.

7:13:  178 ayes for Russ Moulton.  Counting ‘no’ votes…

7:15:  Moulton yes 178; Moulton no 173.  Motion carries for Moulton as temp chair.  [Editor’s Note: Moulton is very much anti-slating]

7:19:  Credentials members proposed.

7:22:  Gruber speaking now.

7:30:  Gruber keeps speech short.  Focuses on unity and building party.  Gruber mentions the bleeding of 9.4% to libertarians in Henrico.  Promises to help fix that and build bridges.  Linwood Cobb [7th district chairman] speaking now.

7:32:  Linwood Cobb talks about his background.  He says the party “lacks young people.”

7:35:  David Brat speaking now.  Giving personal background.  #HenricoMassMeeting.

7:39:  “I’m running on free markets, not on the chamber of commerce agenda.”  BRAT.

7:45:  Credentialed delegates: 44 total for 3rd Congressional District; 328 for the 7th.

7:47:  3 amendments to the rules being proposed by Bill Janis.

7:47:  Amendment 1: show of hands.  Resolutions amendment: strike paragraph.  3rd: fix numbering of paragraphs.

7:51:  Rules adopted as amended.

7:54:  Nominations committee report by Nancy Smith.  Don Boswell elected chairman (only candidate).

7:56:  7th district: 416 prefiled delegates passed.  Motion carries.

7:57:  3rd district: 26 prefiled delegates passes.  SLATING STOPPED!!!!

7:58:  Unanimous!

8:03:  Slating has been stopped!!  We routed them!  We had more bodies here than the other side!

Jamie Radtke Live Blog of Slating Effort at Henrico GOP Meeting was last modified: September 21st, 2015 by Jamie Radtke
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Jamie Radtke

Jamie is a former U.S. Senate candidate and co-founder of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation. Jamie has worked in federal and state government, for political action committees, for issue-oriented nonprofits, and in political campaigns. Jamie has spoken nationally at conferences across the country, interviewed with national affiliates such as Fox News, CNN, C-SPAN, and ABC and frequently writes editorials for national blogs and newspapers. She is a homeschool mother of three children. She and her husband happily live on a small farm in Hanover County.

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