How is this supporting Brat? Now there will need to be 2 elections instead of 1. Brat should stay away from the special election. Otherwise, he will have to defend himself against 2 democrats running against him.
Not to mention the cost of the special election.
‘Eric Cantor to resign this month; Dave Brat says he’ll run in proposed special election’
‘”Right now, I’m focused on winning on November 4th,” Brat said in a statement.”If I’m fortunate enough to be chosen by the people of the Seventh District to be their next Congressman, I’ll come to the office on November 5th ready to serve.”’
It looks like in VA, the parties nominate candidates for a special election. If the Republicans nominated Brat and he won he’d have seniority over other freshmen.