Posted on 05/19/2014 5:37:45 AM PDT by cotton1706
The coalition which controls the levers of power within the Republican Party of Virginia lost a major battle in the 5th Congressional District today. The pro-convention forces, which constitute a majority within party leadership and are defined by their support of a narrow, exclusive nominating process, supported Mark Lloyd for district chairman. Instead, Jon Berkley prevailed.
Lloyd is a former Tea Party leader who was backed by a number of big name pro-convention players, including State Senator Tom Garrett. The anti-establishment candidate Berkley was backed by Congressman Robert Hurt.
Berkley ended up dominating the vote, winning by a comfortable double digit margin.
In a move that should highlight party unity, but will instead be demagogued by pro-convention forces, the 5th District Committee decided not to seat the properly slated Campbell County delegation. It would have been easy for the slated votes to be allowed in, but instead they decided to sideline the entire county. It’s a reasonable compromise, so you can expect it to be called a travesty.
Finally, in the one actually controversial decision of the day, Jamie Radtke is reporting that the district’s State Central Committee members will not be allowed to vote on the District Committee during this term. They retain their votes on the statewide governing body. This is entirely within the powers of the district, and the votes were obviously there for this change to go through. The pro-convention establishment will likely demagogue that as well.
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