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Primary Response

Just before Primary Day, two Tea Party favorites get an unusual endorsement. And with the Primary behind us... what might be next for the Old Dominion electorate?

It certainly does not look like there will be any summer doldrums in this campaign season.

Our political analysis team brings you up to date on the latest news.

Guests:

Anita Kumar - Richmond-based political reporter for The Washington Post.

Bob Gibson - Executive Director of The Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership and former political writer at The Charlottesville Daily Progress.

Robert North Roberts, J.D., Ph.D. -  Government Policy Specialist.  Author of numerous books on American politics, among them --  Ethics in U.S. Government (Greenwood), The Public Integrity Wars (Praeger), Public Journalism and Political Knowledge (Rowman & Littlefield), and Encyclopedia of Presidential Campaigns (Greenwood).  Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, James Madison University.

Additional Contributors:

Aneesh Chopra -  Former Chief Technology Officer of the United States in the Obama administration and onetime Virginia Secretary of Technology in the administration of former Governor Tim Kaine.

Joel Salatin - President,  Polyface Farms. Author of  Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World [Center Street, 2011].

Tom Graham was Senior Producer and host of WMRA's Virginia Insight from 2006 to 2015.