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No, it is not the same committee. The composition has changed dramatically with the elections this year. There was no reason for the RCCC to make the decision in October 2011 except that it was dominated by establishment types. There was plenty of gnashing of teeth among many of us that this decision was premature and unnecessary. It was taken to lock in an unpopular decision.

In congressional district-level conventions held throughout the state, pro-convention candidates gained seats on the state central committee with support from tea party activists and backers of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Cuccinelli endorsed many of the winners, but Bolling was not as active in the committee elections.