From the elephant's mouth, Two elections for same office, on same day
Cantor’s decision to leave office early adds a lot of headaches for the 7th District GOP and the Brat campaign. They must divert their attention to filling a 45+ day vacancy (from November to the end of December) rather than on the general election for Gillespie and Brat.
It is important to remember that Brat is the Republican nominee in the 7th district congressional race for the 2015-2017 term. The GOP officially has no nominee to run in the special election that will finish out Cantor’s term for November/December 2014. Therefore, the 7th District GOP committee met on Wednesday night and decided how they were going to choose their nominee for the special election:
■They will have a mass meeting to choose a Republican nominee.
■The filing fee to be a candidate in the special election is $2500.
■The Call for a mass meeting will be posted on the RPV website immediately. Since it is a short notice Special Election, no newspaper posting is required.
■Any person seeking this temporary office must file within one week — by Wednesday, August 13, 2014. . .
It is a shame that time, talent and resources have to be diverted from the general election. It begs the question: why couldn’t Cantor finish out his term through the end of December? I am sure we will find out soon. In the meantime, we shall see if anyone files to run against Brat for the GOP nod in the special election. We will know next week. Stay tuned…
As an aside, the Washington Times reported today that Brat’s general election opponent, Jack Trammell, has apparently not filed his financial disclosure forms. Trammell blamed it on an intern not filing his personal financial forms. This doesn’t bode well for the type of representation he would provide the 7th district when he is already blaming interns!
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this would be a mess for the GOP...it was his f*** you for being voted out!
