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Jamie Radtke came to the public eye as a leader in the TEA Party movement with the Richmond TEA Party. Her leadership was tremendous and her drive and enthusiasm for fiscal sanity was contagious. When Radtke announced that she was running for US Senate, TEA Party Conservatives were thrilled. Jamie Radtke put her all into the [...]

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What a week for the left wing haters in Henrico County, Virginia this past week. In a span of but 7 days the left wing “party of tolerance” vandalized a Campaign Bus belonging to the Mitt Romney Campaign, then the Henrico County Board of Supervisors voted to kick God out of the Board Meetings by [...]

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Last week I posted a rather scathing indictment of the Virginia TEA Party movement in general here and here concerning the aftermath of the Republican Primary in which a former TEA Party leader lost to the more mainstream Republican Candidate. There is no doubt that the TEA Party movement has lost some steam (and relevance) since [...]

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One of the most important measures of a political candidate is the people and groups that endorse that candidate. George Allen has picked up endorsements from the National Rifle Association, the American Conservative Union and a number of Congressmen and Senators. And word is, that list is about to grow some more. Later today, the [...]

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ROANOKE, VA – Republican Candidate for US Senate Bishop E.W. Jackson won the first of three debates that the Republican Party of Virginia has planned between now and the Republican Primary on June 12, 2012. Jackson’s enthusiasm and charisma was in full display as this man of humble beginnings has gone from a foster child [...]

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Roanoke College has released a new poll of Virginians that shows the presumptive Republican Candidate for US Senate George Allen increasing his lead over Democrat Tim Kaine 45% to 37%. As always, I look at the numbers behind the polls to see if they pass my “believability” test, or if the results are skewed and [...]

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We hope not, but given the fact that Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is often named on everyone’s short list for Vice President, and his strong support for Virginia’s anointed Republican candidate Mitt Romney, it is a question that is being raised often in Pro-life circles. And we all know about the abortion flip-flops that Mitt [...]

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This is an open letter to Pat Mullins, Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. Dear Chairman Mullins; When I was initially asked to sign a petition to place Mitt Romney’s name on the Virginia Republican Primary ballot this past summer, I declined. My explanation was that I did not support Mitt Romney at that [...]

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Newt Gingrich was eliminated from the possibility of having his name on the Virginia Republican Presidential Primary ballot for 2012. Virginia requires at least 10,000 signatures which must include 400 from each Congressional District. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul remain as the only candidates whose name will appear on the ballot in the Republican Presidential [...]

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Virginia Right! makes the following endorsements for the Hanover County Board of Supervisor Races for 2011: Ashland District: Incumbent George “Ed” Via (R) has the experience and has represented the Ashland District well. Virginia Right! endorses Supervisor Via for the Hanover Board of Supervisors. Beverdam District: Aubrey M. “Bucky” Stanley is the uncontested incumbent and [...]

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  Paul Simon’s “Slip Slidin’ Away” is replacing Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop (Thinkin’ about Tomorrow)” in the Appropriate Theme Song category. The gloss and sheen has worn off of the Gold Plated Presidential Candidate as the reality of Barack Obama’s clueless administration sets in with American voters. The “Generic” Republican Candidate has been replaced by [...]

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Yesterday we posted that Congressman Eric Cantor endorsed George Allen in the US Senate race for 2012. Jamie Radtke, also a Republican Candidate for the same Senate seat has responded to the announcement: Campaign Statement on Today’s Allen Endorsements Jamie Radtke opposed the budget compromise in April that delivered less than 0.4% of the $100 [...]

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There are some news reports that indicate that former UN Ambassador and presidential adviser John R. Bolton might run for the White House in 2012.  As I blogged before, Bolton would be great on the sovereignty issue and is probably a solid mainstream conservative on other issues.  However, he is certainly a national security conservative, [...]

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The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week, carved eternally in the Akashic records of cyberspace. This week we ended up with tie between two superb pieces, The Razor’s Betting It All And Losing , a great piece about the pain of indebtedness and how politicians [...]

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Meet The Candidates: Tim Donner Virginia Republican Candidate for US Senate The Republican field of contenders looking to win the US Senate seat being vacated by one term Democrat Jim Webb has grown to five candidates all working for the Republican Nomination to be decided in a Primary Election on June 12, 2012. Former Sen. [...]

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Well, here we go again! Leave it to New York State to come up with another bizarre spectacle in a special election race. Recall that in 2009, liberal RINO candidate Dede Scozzafava was in a 3 way race between true Tea Party candidate Doug Hoffman and Democrat Bill Owens. At the last minute, RINO Scozzafava [...]

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Tim who, you ask? Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, or T-Paw as he likes to be known, to be exact. Of the five potential Republican nominees appearing at the Republican Presidential Debate tonight in South Carolina, Pawlenty is probably the best, all ’round, solid-enough Conservative to land the nomination. And the fact that he was [...]

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Looks like Tom Perriello, Democrate incumbent, is going to try to use President Obama to help close the gap in the VA 5th CD race. Robert Hurt, the Republican Candidate, is has been leading in the polls for some time though the lead has narrowed in recent weeks. Perriello’s Campaign announced today that President Obama [...]

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From ProjectVirginia: The latest News7 SurveyUSA poll shows incumbent Congressman Rick Boucher is leading the race for the 9th District House of Representatives. The survey shows Boucher has a ten point lead with the support of 51 percent of likely voters. Republican candidate Morgan Griffith has the support of 41 percent of those polled. Read [...]

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