For Virginia Republicans, Running Their Own Election Hasn't Gone Smoothly

Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase still believes — falsely — that the wrong man is in the White House.

"We want the right president put in office!" Chase told a crowd in Florida last week at a rally headlined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. "We the people will not shut up."

But there's another election Chase believes has been corrupted, one closer to home: a May 8 Virginia GOP convention to select nominees for statewide offices.

Chase, who is running for governor, has sent out fundraising emails with subject lines like "BREAKING: The Fix is In" and "PROOF OF CORRUPTION." She's unsuccessfully sued her own party to stop the convention and has publicly floated running as an independent if she believes the nominating process is unfair.

For months, Republicans like Chase have cast doubt on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The upcoming vote in Virginia presented the state party with the opportunity to run an election of its own. It hasn't gone smoothly.