Jamie Radtke

Readers of The Bull Elephant may recall last spring when, like other areas in Virginia, the 5th Congressional district was wracked by slating scandals.

If you thought that the drama around slating and Democrat voting in Republican elections were over, then you would be dead wrong! The Republican Party of Virginia has an appeals process for affected individuals who believe a GOP internal election (at a mass meeting or local canvass)…

As I reported last week, a special election was called to fill Eric Cantor’s seat for the remainder of his term, since Cantor announced that he would leave office early rather than finish out the last few months of his term. The special election will be…

As most already know, Eric Cantor announced that he was going to resign from office in mid August rather than serving out his congressional term until January. This announcement has triggered a special election in the 7th district that is scheduled for the same day…

Barbara Comstock has a “really almost sick, sort of stalker-like obsession with President Clinton.” ~Paul Begala (former Clinton campaign adviser)   Paul Begala is the former political adviser to Bill Clinton who admittedly has a personal grudge against Delegate Barbara Comstock for her tenacious pursuit of…

THE DEBATE This Saturday at 11am Ed Gillespie (R) and Mark Warner (D) will square off in a debate that is being hosted by the Virginia Bar Association. This first debate will foretell the campaign strategy and messaging that both campaigns have chosen to pursue for this election, so it…

Senator Mark Warner has largely achieved success in politics based on the false image of the rare politician who rises above all the partisan rhetoric and bickering to ‘get things done.’ So, given his success in projecting a centrist image despite his radically liberal voting record,…