E.W. Jackson Wins Virginia GOP Lieutenant Governor Nomination

This dude is rad!

At Big Government, "E.W. JACKSON WINS GOP NOMINATION FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN VIRGINIA."

And flashback to last year, at PJ Media, "Bishop E.W. Jackson: ‘It Is Time For a Mass Exodus from the Democrat Party’":

More at BuzzFeed, "Republican Virginia Lt. Governor Nominee: Obama Sees World “From a Muslim Perspective”" (via Memeorandum).

And at WaPo, "Va. GOP picks conservatives for fall ticket; black minister is lieutenant governor choice," and "Va. GOP settles on Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for November ballot":

RICHMOND — Virginia Republicans shook up the outlook for the November elections Saturday, choosing Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson to run for lieutenant governor alongside their gubernatorial pick Ken Cuccinelli II and attorney general nominee Mark D. Obenshain. Jackson became the GOP’s first African American nominee for statewide of

fice since 1988, overcoming six other hopefuls for the No. 2 spot on the ticket after four dramatic ballots lasting nearly 10 hours. He bested several candidates with deep ties to the state party, more money and long records in elected office, appealing to the more than 8,000 delegates in the Richmond Coliseum as a grass-roots crusader for the Constitution and social conservatism.

Before the balloting, the crowd erupted as Jackson vowed to “get the government off our backs, off our property, out of our families, out of our health care and out of our way.”

Jackson never trailed, leading after the first ballot and holding on despite sustained attacks and determined horse-trading by his opponents. He was joined on stage by Cuccinelli and Obenshain after 10 p.m., projecting an image of Republican unity at the conclusion of a fractious convention.

VA politics is where the action is for 2014! This is going to be fabulous!

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