Eric Cantor

According to PJMedia writer, David Steinberg, Cantor’s new group, (misnamed the Virginia Conservative Network), was formed to help him win the nomination for Governor in 2017. If not Cantor then perhaps Bill Bolling. Or, “Sources say former lieutenant governor Bill Bolling is even closer to…

Calling it the Virginia Conservative Network, Cantor and Comstock were joined as speakers at the group’s inaugural meeting on Saturday by George and Susan Allen, and Virginia House Majority Leader Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights).

2014 has been a very productive time for us here at The Bull Elephant. This was just our first full year, after opening shop late in the 2013 campaign season, but what a remarkable year it has been! Slating. Cantor. Medicaid Expansion. The meteoric campaign…

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…

The Dave Brat campaign has just released fundraising figures for the period ending June 30, 2014. Two stunning numbers emerge. First, Brat’s campaign has been raising money at a clip of $10,000 per day. That’s really healthy, especially for a non-incumbent. What’s more impressive is…

NOTE: I have read Nancy Russell’s editorial and talked through Facebook with Liza Bradford about their votes in support of the budget that passed. After considering what they had to say, I have decided to revise this article that was originally posted on 6/26/14. My…