Cuccinelli and Snyder and $$$

An interesting email landed in my in-box this morning. Sometimes if things don't work out one way, they will work out another, and that appears to be true for Pete Snyder and Ken Cuccinelli.

Snyder, who was runner-up for the Lieutenant Governor nomination at the Virginia Republican Convention in May, and whose financial contacts had others salivating at the thought of him on their team, has now joined the Cuccinelli campaign as co-coordinator of its Finance Committee. Visions of dollar signs are dancing in some heads ... and visions of future political office are dancing in others'.

The email announcement:

The Cuccinelli For Governor Campaign today announced that Virginia entrepreneur Pete Snyder will serve as Co-Chairman of its Finance Committee. In his new volunteer role, Snyder will help lead the campaign's fundraising efforts, both in the Commonwealth and nationally.

"Pete Snyder is a true entrepreneur, great grassroots campaigner and one of the best fundraisers in our party. It's rare in this business to find people who are real team players and that's one of many reasons I am proud to have Pete join our campaign," said Ken Cuccinelli. "I'm grateful for Pete's continuous effort to advance our party and our Commonwealth."

"There is only one candidate in the race for governor with a clear plan and the right experience to strengthen and grow Virginia's economy and that is Ken Cuccinelli," said Snyder, the CEO of Virginia-based Disruptor Capital. "I'm honored Ken asked me to pitch in on this critical effort. The single most important thing Virginians can do to ensure that we grow our economy and remain a right-to-work state is to elect Ken Cuccinelli as our next governor." He is also a World Championship certified BBQ judge. Pete and his wife Burson reside in Fairfax County.

Interesting....

Republican Convention 2009 about to convene

We are 15 minutes away from the 2009 Republican Party of Virginia Convention at the Richmond Coliseum, and excitement is building as delegates file in to their seats. Music is playing, media is milling around the floor as well as candidates. John Brownlee and David Foster have been here since 10:00 this morning, meeting and greeting folks throughout the Coliseum.

Rumors are of a fight on the floor for the rules as soon as the convention opens. We will wait to see if any drama unfolds at that time.

Bloggers Row is fantastic! We are left of the stage ... perfect seating to cover our Republican candidates. Jim Hoeft has a birds-eye view of the stage with his camera, microphone,and set-up. Greg Letiecq who blogs as Black Velvet Bruce Li has a stage set-up for interviews that is being utilized by candidates and others. O.P. Ditch and Tom Whitmore are on Bloggers Row doing last-minute touches.

We're about ready to begin....

Sean Hannity at Virginia Republican Convention this weekend

I'm listening to Sean Hannity on his conservative radio show this afternoon and he's talking about appearing at the Virginia Republican Convention this weekend.

Mr. Hannity is scheduled to address the delegates at 10:00 am, and he gave a hint in the last 30 minutes of the show today of what he plans to talk about:

What do we stand for, what do they stand for, and if we stand up for what we believe in, will we win elections?

I think Sean Hannity will add excitement to the Richmond Coliseum on Saturday as he rallies us to win elections this fall.

Off to Richmond we go....

RPV materials packed ... check.
Laptop ready to go ... check, check!
Agenda, invitations, candidate materials ... check.
Suitcase packed ... check.
Vehicle gassed and ready to go ... check.

The long-awaited Virginia Republican Convention is finally here ... and I'm off to Richmond for the weekend. Here's hoping to blog at some point although it will be an extremely busy time. Friday will be a long, long day but exciting as everyone arrives at the Convention Centre and registers for the day's events.

We have much business to cover both days so, while it will be fun, we will be rolling up our sleeves to work hard for our candidates.

After it all wraps up on Saturday, there is a meeting for the delegates to the National Convention where we will receive packets of information about hotel rooms, transportation, and other materials for our trip. I'm looking forward to being with the Delegation for the first time.

Tomorrow is the first meeting of the reconstituted State Central Committee when the newly elected members will gather to cover the business of the Republican Party of Virginia. These are the representatives elected by their peers from each Congressional District throughout the state, and I am looking forward to greeting those who won re-election and some who are back on after a brief hiatus.

We have a good group of SWAC-GOP folks going over including Augusta County Chairman Kurt Michael, as well as several of the SWAC bloggers. The way this weekend turns out will help determine the course of the Republican Party in Virginia....