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LIVE: Tweets, Photos, Video, etc. From VA-06 GOP Convention Freak Show This Morning [UPDATED – Cline Wins on 1st Ballot]

Trumpster John Fredericks called it "one of the most obscene conventions I've ever witnessed in my entire life"

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Thanks to Jennifer Lewis (D) for Congress campaign manager Josh Stanfield and others (e.g., Amy Friedenberger of the Roanoke Times, Ellie Potter of the Daily News-Record, Graham Moomaw of the RTD, and Virginia Republican Rollin Reisinger) for the following tweets, photos, and hopefully video at some point from this morning’s VA-06 GOP freak show, aka “nominating convention,” from the JMU Convocation Center. Don’t believe me that it’s a freak show? Fine, then check out John Fredericks, former Trump Virginia campaign co-chair and super right-wing Republican, who says the entire thing is a “travesty” and “one of the most obscene conventions I’ve ever witnessed in my entire life.” If you’re a Democrat, grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the freaky festivities to choose a (far-right) nominee to replace the retiring Rep. Bob Good…er, BADlatte! 🙂

P.S. In my view, Democrats’ only chance to win the deep, deep-red Virginia sixth CD is if a) there’s a huge “blue wave” this November; b) Republicans nominate Cynthia Dunbar today.

Update 5pm: No surprise; Ben Cline wins, with 52% of the vote, on the first ballot.

As if the freak show wasn’t bad enough…

@RollinReisinger “Delegates are trickling out of #VA06 convention. That makes subsequent ballots interesting – if we get that far.”

@RollinReisinger “Balloting begins. Going to be one of the longest hours of their lives. #VA06”

@AJFriedenberger “Justo says it’s unlikely he’ll win, but to vote for someone who doesn’t break the law.” LOL

@AJFriedenberger “Del. Ben Cline on election of temporary chairman he favored: ‘I’m pleased that things are moving forward in the right direction.'”

— Activate Virginia (@ActivateVA) May 19, 2018


— Activate Virginia (@ActivateVA) May 19, 2018

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