It is imperative that each of us organize NOW; help may not come from above. As Steve and I continue to meet with incumbents, challengers and activists from across the Commonwealth, we often ask: at what point, do you envision ramping up your outreach efforts? The typical response is somewhere towards the end of the [...]

A commentary about grassroots organizing posted on RedState.com this morning. Martin Knight discusses the need to organize at the precinct level and connect people with the Republican party locally – http://www.redstate.com/martin_a_knight/2009/03/19/my-beef-with-michael-steele/

Unity ‘09 & Organizing For America—Lights out for Liberty? As the McCain campaign was winding down last fall, Ford and I would share a similar recurring nightmare. We were in a small town diner having coffee and talking politics with fellow conservatives. Suddenly we’d look up and the place was empty; there were no conservatives [...]

The old way is not the right way. We have received several emails asking us why Virginia, long considered a Republican strong-hold, turned blue during the 2008 Presidential Election. Ever since the election ended last November, bloggers, talk show hosts, newspaper columnists, political commentators and other reputable pundits (including my mother and the guy building [...]

Virginia grassroots organizing now for November elections. The campaign for Virginia has already begun. The three Democrats running for Governor will be squaring off in a primary this June.  They are already criss-crossing the state building their support. Some folks take the view that the Dems will be just beating each other up during the [...]

ProjectVirginia matters for all of America, not just Virginia. November 4th we can read one of two headlines: “Democrats continue to gain control of the Old Dominion—poised for bigger gains nationwide in 2010” or “Resurgent GOP rides grassroots wave to turn the tide in Virginia—Republicans poised for gains in 2010.” Therefore, what we do this [...]