#VA07

There has been a lot of talk in the blogs and in local and national news about the heckling and boos that Eric Cantor received when he gave his speech at the 7th District GOP convention this past Saturday. Many felt it was unseemly and…

The Bull Elephant’s Straw Poll of delegates to the 7th District GOP Convention Saturday showed a large and unexpected lead by Dave Brat over Eric Cantor, and Shak Hill as a continuing but distant threat to frontrunner Ed Gillespie. At Saturday’s convention of 7th District…

UPDATE: Audio of speech It was truly an honor to stand alongside so many amazing people today and watch what is possible when we work together for conservative principles that unite the grassroots. Congratulations to Fred Gruber for his upset victory today! I know that…

Scroll all the way down for our initial assessment of the race between incumbent Chairman Linwood Cobb and challenger Fred Gruber.

I am as shocked as everyone else, but apparently Eric Cantor will be campaigning against Chris Peace when he comes up for reelection. It is even more shocking since Chris Peace used to work as Eric Cantor’s legislative aide, so I am sure this will…

Cantor finally calls for Select Committee on Benghazi. Congressman Trey Gowdy will chair the committee.

Conservatives are upset with Eric Cantor over a litany of issues: sneaking a Medicare vote through the House by a voice vote THAT EXPANDED OBAMACARE, supporting an anti-conservative PAC that is funded by unions, partnering with Democrat Maxine Waters on a flood insurance bill opposed by conservatives, crafting his own version of the DreamAct amnesty bill for illegal immigrants, voting for a debt ceiling vote increase that few of his Republican colleagues voted for, and shepherding through with the help of Democrats one of the the biggest cronyism projects – the Import/Export Bank.