Republican challenger Keith Fimian has been promoted to “Young Gun” status by the National Republican Congressional Committee.  “Young Gun” status is achieved when a candidate hits certain fundraising targets and meets specific organizational goals.  NRCC chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) said this of Fimian’s promotion, “Keith Fimian has proven that he is ready to put this [...]

By: Gov. Bob McDonnell On January 18th, two days after taking the oath of office, I delivered my first address to the Joint Houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Waiting for our administration was a Virginia budget with an unprecedented $4.2 billion deficit, a politically divided General Assembly and the toughest economy in modern Virginia [...]

The University of Virginia told a court today that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s investigation into whether a former university scientist violated a Virginia fraud statue is so sweeping that it bears no relevance to a potential fraud violation.  In a brief, the university wrote the information Cuccinelli has requested is “not even remotely tailored [...]

In effort to better understand each Virginia race I have decided to breakdown the social media campaigns of each Virginia congressional candidate.  Part one will examine Twitter.  If you think I have missed an important aspect about Twitter, please reply in the comment section and I will add it.  Here goes: *Incumbent Red = Republican [...]

New media has become a staple for Virginia politicians, as Gov. Bob McDonnell, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), and all 11 Virginia US Representatives active in one or more forms of new media.  Founder of Hilltop Public Solutions, Mo Elleithee, said, “In the past, most candidates or elected officials had to rely [...]

From Republican Party of Virginia

In a statement, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) said he was “pleased that the Supreme Court has found that Second Amendment rights are as deserving of respect from state and local governments as are other rights found in the Bill of Rights.” He singled out for praise language from Justice Samuel Alito indicating that [...]

Conservatives united for a rally billed as “Freedom Fest 2010.” in Norfolk over the weekend. The Sunday gathering served as a chance for conservatives to rally the base of the Republican Party. Rally organizers estimated more than more than 1,000 people attended the event.  It was a celebration of freedom and also celebrated the men and [...]

Brian Kirwin of Bearing Drift is reporting that GOP Second District Congressional candidate Scott Rigell has turned down a speaking role at Sunday’s Freedom Fest with Sarah Palin, Ollie North and others at Norfolk’s Ted Constant Convocation Center. Rigell’s decisions appears to follow the Shad Plank article: “Poll says Palin endorsement could hurt GOP nominees – Decision time for [...]

Almost 900 new laws passed by the 2010 General Assembly will take effect Thursday. Preoccupied with closing a $4 billion budget deficit, legislators avoided many of the hot-button issues that have dominated other sessions by killing or deferring action on bills. Read more from Tyler Whitley at the Richmond Times-Dispatch