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I’ll put up $100 that says that Jeff Frederick will bail on his promise not to seek reelection. If I lose, I give $100 to the RPV. If I win, the other party will give $100 to the DPVA. But, of course, somebody has to bet against me. Surely somebody out there thinks that Frederick …
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Time Magazine’s Karen Tumulty was dispatched to cover John McCain’s ground game in Virginia, and she ended up visiting the campaign’s Gainsville office with Del. Jeff Frederick. Tumulty describes in Time magazine the scene that she witnessed: With so much at stake, and time running short, Frederick did not feel he had the luxury of …
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It was just a month ago that Del. Jeff Frederick, eager to get those last few votes in his race for chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, made a bold promise not to run for re-election to his seat if elected chairman. Today Frederick started backing away from that promise. At the time, he …
Del. Jeff Frederick, the new chair of the RPV, sent out a fundraising plea yesterday morning: Just a few weeks ago, we began our efforts to provide bold, new leadership to the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV). Yet, it hasn’t been easy. RPV ran deficits in April, May, and now in June, and recent fundraisers …
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In a wish come true, Delegate Jeff Frederick has been elected RPV Chairman, replacing Lt. Gov. John Hager after less than a year on the job. The 32-year-old Frederick is considerably to the right of Hager — your stereotypical angry Republican — and he’s all but promised to accelerate his party’s plunge off the cliff. …
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The Republican Party of Virginia is having their state convention this weekend. I’m excited about it. The theme of this blog for the past few years has been that, given a choice, Virginia Republicans will always choose wrongly. Not wrong in hindsight, but wrong like should I pick up some dinner on the way home, …