Convention

Party committee responsible for determining nomination method granted Dave Brat’s request despite counter-effort by allies of former Rep. Eric Cantor

An open primary with Democrats participating, or a Party-run process?

“The base must be able to discipline the politicians they nominate and elect, and they can only do that if they can effectively control the nomination of candidates.”[read_more] On Saturday of this week, the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) State Central Committee (SCC) will decide…

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that I oppose state-run, taxpayer-funded Open Primaries, where we lack Party registration.[read_more]  I have been actively involved in electing members to the Republican State Central Committee who support conventions in lieu of primaries because of the advantages…

As pointed out by Ms. Martin, Chris Beer has posted an article on why a convention is necessary for the Republican presidential nomination in Virginia in 2016.  I disagree on all his major points: [read_more] He prefers a primary: I prefer a convention. He thinks…

Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee Dashes Hopes of Anti-Convention Forces Just a short while before 5:00 PM today, the Senate P&E Committee voted unanimously, 15-0, to “Pass By Indefinitely” SB 504, the Senate version of the legislation designed to ban nomination methods other than…

Former Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Ed Gillespie today said that he opposes current efforts in the General Assembly to take decisions on nomination methods away from the political parties. In connection with our previous posts on this subject (see Keep the Gov’t Out of…