Dispute brewing in Va. GOP over 2013 primary

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Delegates to the weekend’s Virginia Republican Party convention in Richmond don’t have to pick any nominees for autumn’s elections, but they will resolve a brewing dispute over how to pick next year’s nominees.

The state GOP’s governing central committee voted last year to decide the 2013 gubernatorial nomination in a primary election. Now, some within the party want to change it to instead hold a statewide convention.

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