Tag: political conventions

Republican Party of Virginia Reconsidering Choice of Nominating Convention: UPDATED

Eric Burk

After a month of backlash to the vote to hold a nominating convention instead of a primary, the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) State Central Committee (SCC) will revisit the decision on Saturday. If the convention is re-confirmed, the SCC will also vote on whether or not to hold an unassembled convention. An unassembled convention was promised during the vote for a convention, but formalizing the unassembled feature requires a separate vote.

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Virginia Delegate Helmer Pre-Files HB 2020 That Would Mostly Ban Nominating Conventions

Eric Burk

Delegate Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax) has introduced a bill that would largely ban conventions as a nomination process for political candidates. Effective in 2024, HB 2020 would, with some exceptions, effectively prohibit forms of nomination that exclude voters who might have difficulty making it to a meeting.

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Public Affairs Strategist Clint Brewer: ‘The American People Are Distracted Right Now, They Don’t Care About Conventions’

Julie Carr

Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed recovering journalist Clint Brewer who observed that the American people have become disenchanted with political conventions.

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