By 2-1 Vote, VA Board of Elections Approves Filing Deadline Extensions for Nick Freitas, Bob Good

[lowkell]

https://bluevirginia.us/2020/07/breaking-by-2-1-vote-virginia-state-board-of-elections-approves-requests-for-filing-deadline-extensions-by-republicans-bob-good-va05-nick-freitas-va07

This decision has major implications for both the VA05 and VA07 elections. In VA05, Bob Good not being on the ballot could have helped Democratic nominee Cameron Webb big-time in this “red” district, and also could have influenced Rep. Denver Riggleman’s thinking re: possibly running as an independent. In VA07, this decision to grant an extension could impact the GOP convention coming up on July 18, as Freitas’ opponents won’t be able to argue that he would not be on the ballot and therefore would almost certainly lose to Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D). Which would almost certainly have been the case, but now it’s not going to be…

[underpants]

1. Interesting

Abbie has quite a virtual operation going

[NewJeffCT]

4. Dr Cameron Webb seems like a fabulous candidate

running in a red district

[Gothmog]

2. Marc Elias will be pissed

Link to tweet

[bobbieinok]

3. Was it a party line vote or what. Gov is dem, right?