Bill Bolling
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As I’ve said many times over the past several months, there is a growing need in the Republican Party in Virginia to recruit and elect mainstream, conservative candidates to state and local office and promote responsible policy solutions to the most important challenges facing Virginia
The reality is that Virginia is a very purple state ... We need to realize that there aren’t enough Republicans or Democrats in Virginia to elect anybody to anything. Elections in our state are determined by the [small part] of our electorate who consider themselves to be independent. We’ve got to figure out how to be a conservative party but do it in a mainstream way that appeals to these voters.
While I was surprised and disappointed by Mr. Cuccinelli’s decision, I was confident in my ability to win our party’s nomination for Governor in a statewide primary election, which was the method of nomination that had previously been adopted by the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of VirginiaMore quotes »
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Bolling starts PAC to recruit 'mainstream' GOP candidates
RICHMOND — Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling may not be running for governor, but he does plan to play a major role in Virginia's electoral politics. Bolling announced Wednesday that he has started a political action committee to recruit and support "mainstream" Rep from Hampton Roads Daily Press Read more »
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As Virginia moves to the middle, Republicans face difficult choices
Virginia Republicans will gather in Richmond this weekend at a convention dominated by conservatives, even as fresh evidence shows them increasingly at odds with most voters in the commonwealth when it comes to key issues such as gay marriage, gun rights from The Washington Post Read more »
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Bolling won’t attend Va. GOP convention, protests process that ended his campaign
RICHMOND — When Virginia Republicans gather to nominate their picks for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general next weekend, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling won’t be joining them, protesting a process he saw as thwarting his dreams of running for the s from The Washington Post Read more »
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Bill Bolling rips into Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe tax plans
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is no longer in the race to be Virginia's next governor, but he's happy to sit on the sidelines and play armchair candidate. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican nominee, suggested a 13 percent reduction in personal incom from Washington Examiner Read more »
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Virginia Lt. Gov. - Mississippi offered better package for GreenTech plant
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, Virginia’s designated “chief jobs creation officer,” doesn’t blame Terry McAuliffe for locating GreenTech Automotive in Mississippi. “I certainly couldn’t criticize Mr. McAuliffe and GreenTech about taking the project to Mississipp from Yall Politics Read more »
