The John Fredericks Report
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Virginia Governor’s Race Gets a Jump on Labor Day, Stoked by Statues and Trump
Labor Day weekend traditionally kicks off high season for the Virginia governor’s race, but tradition is under siege this year, and both major-party candidates have already been taking shots at each other. The heightened political environment of the Trump administration, supercharged by the racial violence in Charlottesville, finds Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam […]
Kellyanne Conway, Terry McAuliffe, Rob Wittman on The John Fredericks Show
President Trump Sr. Counselor Kellyanne Conway, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe – who is likely running for President against Trump in 2020 – and Rob Wittman Headline #JFRS on Friday, September 1. 8:05 – VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) 8:35 – Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) 9:35 – Kellyanne Conway Listen to The John Fredericks Show! Monday […]
Gillespie Hires Trump Operative Who Believes Country is On Verge of Civil War
RICHMOND — Ed Gillespie hired a blunt-spoken veteran of Donald Trump’s campaign and sharpened his rhetoric on Confederate monuments in recent days, as the establishment Republican running for Virginia governor seeks to win over Trump voters. Gillespie (R) has hired Jack Morgan, Trump’s Southwest Virginia field director, to play a similar role for his campaign. […]
Gillespie’s Grand Irony
It’s the grand irony of politics. Ed Gillespie almost lost the nomination because of statues. Now, he may win the governorship…because of statues. Ed Gillespie, a prohibitive early favorite to win the 2017 Virginia Republican nomination for governor, barely hung on for a razor thin victory over Prince William County Supervisor Corey Stewart. The reason […]