Forget about one of, probably the most stunning primary up sets in recent history. House majority leader eric cantor taken down by Tea Party Challenger david brat in virginia. A political newcomer. A nobody, i mean, nobody saw this coming. Brat now to be fair, he had predicted an upset for himself, but even he was shocked watching the results come in making it more head rattling, this race was a blowout. We have complete coverage and analysis of how this happened, why it happened, why what its going to mean for the gop Going Forward with chief Congressional Correspondent dana bash. Dana . Brook and chris, this is a town numb from shock. Nobody saw this coming. Not even the conservative who beat eric cantor. The reason we won this calm parn reason, dollars not vote, you do. Reporter an upset shaking washington and rattling Congress Republicans to their core. Eric cantor losing his primary to a little known conservative challenger, economics professor david brat. Its disappointing, sure.
Virginia GOP embraces election changes at nominating convention
The Virginia Republican Party held the nominating contest for the state s off-year elections over the weekend. While the nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general may not be known for a few days, advocates for election changes can point to a handful of victories.
Unlike presidential primaries in Virginia, which are open to all voters, the nominating process for statewide office is closed to select party loyalists. This year, approximately 50,000 were expected to cast a ballot at the Republican convention if it could even be called a convention. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the party did not hold a central gathering; instead, participants were directed to cast their votes, from their cars, at one of about 40 locations scattered around the state.
Republican candidates for governor oppose vote tallying software at upcoming convention Virginia and American flag (Source: WVIR) By Andrew Webb | April 25, 2021 at 6:37 PM EDT - Updated April 25 at 8:03 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia Republican Convention is scheduled for May 8 with delegates’ votes being counted electronically. This raises some concern with a few of the gubernatorial candidates.
“We need to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat,” gubernatorial candidate Kirk Cox said.
“The Republican Party is and has been the party of transparency and election integrity,” gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said.
Cox and Youngkin are two of the Republican candidates for governor who, along with Sen. Amanda Chase, wrote a letter to Republican Party of Virginia voicing their distrust in the proposed ballot counting method.
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