There is no conservative voice in the commonwealth of Virginia. Those who claim to speak for the actual silent majority are merely pawns of the defeatist wing of the Republican Party. Those who claim to lead the supposed conservative party are merely feckless elitists who could not be bothered to even find candidates to run for election in 25 percent of elections in the state. Those who claim to 'get things done' are merely progressives masquerading as Republicans. How dare you claim to lead us! How dare you prop yourselves up as our betters. The Republican Party of Virginia must be reformed from the outside. Now is the time, before we lose our state. – Thomas Paine