Tuesday was officially the last day the Rs could request a primary via the Dept of Elections. Instead, they announced a convention May 8th at Liberty University. Safe D
Also, having a convention instead of a primary means that Amanda Chase can't win with a plurality of the vote. It's a ranked choice, drive-through vote in the parking lot. People who choose to be delegates are crazier than primary voters, but primary voters are pretty crazy themselves, having nominated Corey Stewart and Donald Trump.
Correct me if I'm wrong but this definitely seems like a way to get more extreme conservative candidates, right? Just as a matter of practicality moderate NOVA Republicans will be less likely to drive all the way down to Lynchburg. The delegates will probably be mostly the more conservative Republicans from the Lynchburg area/southside just out of geographic practicality.
