Stewart -exTrump state chair- may exit Gov. race. Still silent on C'ville alt-right event
He was fired by Trump near the end of the campaign.
His run for Governor has mostly been under the Confederate battle flag. He's the only candidate from either party running for any of the three positions that HASN'T denounced the event Saturday night.
http://www.wusa9.com/mb/news/local/virginia/sources-corey-stewart-thinking-of-exiting-race-for-governor-/439821583
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - Will Corey Stewart drop out of the race for Governor? Inside sources told WUSA9 that Stewart, one of the three Republicans running in the upcoming primary, is deciding whether or not to stay in the race. His campaign says Stewart will make an announcement on the subject on Facebook Monday at 7 p.m.
Sources also told WUSA9 that a Saturday protest in Charlottesville over plans to remove a monument of a Confederate general Robert E. Lee had an impact on Stewart who has led his own protest at the same statute.
Stewart’s decision may come down to money. He has been struggling in fundraising against establishment candidate Ed Gillespie who has raised $3,795,776 compared to Stewart’s $811,327, according to the Virginia Public Action Project, VPAP.org. The third GOP candidate for governor is Frank Wagner who has raised only $510,808 to date.