Ed Gillespie

ANALYSIS: Gillespie remains the candidate to beat, but can he close the deal with the GOP base? Now that the filing deadline has passed, GOP activists across the Commonwealth will soon start registering as delegates to choose from among a field of four candidates at…

Two unknown candidates–a Congressional staffer from Stafford and a small business owner from Prince William–have joined established candidates Shak Hill and Ed Gillespie in vying for the 2014 GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. The likely impact? Little to none. The Republican Party of Virginia announced…

U.S. Senate candidate Shak Hill lashes out at pre-nomination endorsement by Republican Party Chairman Pat Mullins, calling it “downright wrong.” Late yesterday, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins issued a public endorsement of Del. Barbara Comstock in her race to succeed retiring Congressman Frank…

Roll Call reports that former Virginia Senator John Warner has endorsed his successor and erstwhile rival, Sen. Mark Warner. Cue the obligatory parade of “moderate” Republicans who will be rolled out by the Washington Post and others between now and November decrying the state of…

UPDATED 01/27/14 at 2:40pm: One of the three declared candidates for Virginia’s 2014 GOP nomination for U.S. Senate has withdrawn from the race, while Del. Ben Cline opts to not join. Last night, The Bull Elephant learned from multiple independent sources that former 10th Congressional…

U.S. Senate candidate Howie Lind takes aim at those who take aim at the grassroots. Howie Lind is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, and he’s not believing for a second the “military rights” justification put forth to support the current effort in the General Assembly…

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…