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Va. GOP buzzing about possibility Clinton-Kaine ticket would open his Senate seat
Schapiro: In Cleveland, Va. GOP buzzing about possibility Clinton-Kaine ticket would open his Senate seat
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 10:30 pm
BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch
CLEVELAND Gary C. Byler, a veteran Republican activist from Virginia Beach, jokes that presidential conventions are little more than cocktail parties. ... But in Byler’s world, social is synonymous with political. Between sips of adult beverage, there are gulps of electoral intel, gossip and speculation.
For the voluble Byler and the other 48 members of the Virginia delegation to the GOP convention, that includes the latest on the internal maneuvering over little-understood national party rules in which ex-Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Ted Cruz’s former chief delegate hunter and an unrepentant Donald Trump skeptic, has had a commanding role.
As well, in the cocktail lounge, lobby and dining room of the nondescript motel in suburban Strongsville where the Virginians are billeted, the murmuring is turning to continuing speculation about a Democrat — Tim Kaine — and the possibility that Hillary Clinton will select him as her running mate, which could trigger a special election for his Senate seat next year.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, would appoint an interim senator who would defend the seat in November 2017.
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Contact Jeff E. Schapiro at (804) 649-6814. His column appears Wednesday and Sunday. Watch his video column Thursday on Richmond.com. Follow him on Twitter, @RTDSchapiro. Listen to his analysis 8:45 a.m. Friday on WCVE (88.9 FM).
Posted: Monday, July 18, 2016 10:30 pm
BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO Richmond Times-Dispatch
CLEVELAND Gary C. Byler, a veteran Republican activist from Virginia Beach, jokes that presidential conventions are little more than cocktail parties. ... But in Byler’s world, social is synonymous with political. Between sips of adult beverage, there are gulps of electoral intel, gossip and speculation.
For the voluble Byler and the other 48 members of the Virginia delegation to the GOP convention, that includes the latest on the internal maneuvering over little-understood national party rules in which ex-Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Ted Cruz’s former chief delegate hunter and an unrepentant Donald Trump skeptic, has had a commanding role.
As well, in the cocktail lounge, lobby and dining room of the nondescript motel in suburban Strongsville where the Virginians are billeted, the murmuring is turning to continuing speculation about a Democrat — Tim Kaine — and the possibility that Hillary Clinton will select him as her running mate, which could trigger a special election for his Senate seat next year.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, would appoint an interim senator who would defend the seat in November 2017.
....
Contact Jeff E. Schapiro at (804) 649-6814. His column appears Wednesday and Sunday. Watch his video column Thursday on Richmond.com. Follow him on Twitter, @RTDSchapiro. Listen to his analysis 8:45 a.m. Friday on WCVE (88.9 FM).
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