NATIONAL BRIEFING / VIRGINIA
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State Republicans ousted embattled party Chairman Jeffrey Frederick on Saturday at a tense meeting that left the party bitterly divided as it heads into a crucial campaign season.
Frederick’s dismissal came after he repeatedly resisted public requests for his resignation from almost every top-ranking Republican officeholder in Virginia.
They accused him of in- competence and mismanagement.
But at the heart of the dispute is a struggle that is tormenting Republicans in the state and nationally: whether to rigidly pursue an agenda dominated by conservative social issues or reach out to more moderate voters with a pledge to focus chiefly on economic concerns.
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