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Miyares Announces For AG; Chase Declines Bid For Republican Nod

Delegate Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach) — long considered a rising star among a new generation of conservatives — congratulated the Republican Party of Virginia for choosing a convention as its method of nomination today in a tight 39-35 vote.

The vote — contentious at times — signaled a reluctance to trust the Democratic-controlled Virginia Department of Elections the final say over the outcome of any primary contest, mostly in the wake of President Donald J. Trump’s legal disputes over the outcome of the 2020 presidential elections.

Miyares, who won in a historic first as a Cuban-American in 2015, was optimistic about the decision:

“I look forward to running in a party-run nomination for Attorney General next year. With this vote, the Republican Party of Virginia launches a 2021 cycle where Republicans are fired up to fight back against progressive one-party rule in Richmond. My campaign is focused on bringing conservative leadership back to Richmond for a safe and secure Commonwealth.
“Virginians of every background, not just Republicans, understand we need a check and balance in the Attorney General’s office.”

Meanwhile, State Senator Amanda Chase (I-Chesterfield) made good on threats to run as an independent should the Republican Party of Virginia choose not to run in a primary contest, stating that she would be running in an “independent primary contest” and begin gathering signatures in 2021.

As an independent candidate, Chase would be running in the general election and not in a primary contest — ostensibly against both the Democratic and Republican nominees — beginning with 10,000 signatures with a minimum of 400 in each congressional district.

At present, there are at least 15 different names being floated for statewide office in Virginia, with at least four notable candidates for the Republican nod for governor: former Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), State Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Disruptor Capital CEO and longtime conservative leader Pete Snyder, and newcomer and former Carlyle Group CEO Glenn Youngkin all either announced or close to doing so.

Delegate Tim Hugo is considering a run for lieutenant governor in what will almost be guaranteed to be a crowded field.

Other candidates are rumored to be in the hunt for Virginia’s top law enforcement officer against Democrat Mark Herring, whose enfeebled response from this progressive wing to “defund the police” are complicated by his own blackface scandal on par with that of Governor Ralph Northam.

Republicans in Virginia are optimistic not only for their chances to retake the House of Delegates this year, but also about their opportunities to capture statewide office for the first time since 2009 after Virginia Democrats limped through the COVID-19 pandemic response.

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Kirk Cox Announces For Governor In Powerful New Ad

After months of rumors and speculation?  Republican former Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) has announced his intention to run for governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Cox brings some serious firepower to the gubernatorial race, only as a former public school teachers but as a long-standing member of the Virginia House of Delegates known for his ability as both a disciplinarian and a get-things-done attitude.

The powerful new video launched under embargo this week nearly overlapped with Democratic Governor Ralph Northam’s new lockdown restrictions limiting gatherings to just 25 people in time for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

“I am running for Governor because I cannot watch the Virginia we’ve built slip away,” Cox stated, “The timeless principles upon which our representative democracy were built are under attack, unchecked one-party Democratic control in Richmond is tearing our state apart, and people feel like their leaders are not listening.  We have to fight back against the cancel culture and the elitism, against misguided collectivist policies, and a worldview that puts the government in charge of every facet of our lives.”

Cox was clear that his impulse was not merely reactionary.

“We are not just fighting back for the sake of it,” said Cox. “We are fighting back so we can lead forward out of this pandemic and a self-inflicted recession, lead forward to an economy where people can do more than just pay the bills, back to a place where problems are solved through dialogue and communication, and lead forward to a Virginia that is the best place to do business, where our kids leave school with an affordable degree or a valuable credential, and where people in government do what they say they’re going to do.”

The video which has caught the attention of many Republicans outside of Virginia as the first salvo against a near-crippled and weak Democratic Party which blew over $700 million failing to take six U.S. Senate races and as many state legislatures in a defunct blue wave.

Highlighting his background in coaching, Cox emphasizes his determination to fight back against one-party Democrat control and today’s toxic cancel culture, saying,

“I don’t care if it’s two outs in the bottom of the ninth with two strikes — I don’t quit.”

Kirk Cox is the first serious Republican contender for the GOP gubernatorial nod in a field that will undoubtedly be crowded.  State Senator Amanda Chase, an independent from Chesterfield unceremoniously booted from the Chesterfield GOP and the Senate Republican Caucus after a handful of scandals involving the misuse and abuse of law enforcement personnel — continues to be plagued with mishaps involving alt-right and openly racist organizations and volunteers.

Meanwhile, Kirk Cox’s lifetime A rating with the National Rifle Association isn’t a passing concern, with Cox shutting down a slate of gun grabbing legislation in the 2019 session as speaker in the wake of the Virginia Beach shooting.

Additionally, in what remains one of the most unique and more moving stands on behalf of generations yet to be born, Kirk Cox actually stepped down from the Speaker’s dias to deliver a powerful and moving pro-life speech from the House floor in response to Governor Northam’s horrific comments describing the process of infanticide.

Given the statewide drought Republicans have experience with statewide elections and after coming so tantalizingly close to victory with Gillespie’s 2014 run, Kirk Cox has the ability to make a serious case for victory in the general election — and undoubtedly will not be the only one to make such as case as we march towards the November elections.