Former Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a center-right Republican who has decried the increasingly shrill nature of GOP politics, said on Twitter he was "extremely disappointed" that Stewart had been nominated, adding, "This is clearly not the Republican Party I once knew, loved and proudly served. Every time I think things can't get worse, they do, and there is no end in sight." And Larry Sabato, a UVA political analyst, said Stewart could prove a drag for Republican House candidates, perhaps costing the party two or three seats. Republicans hold seven of 11 seats in the Virginia delegation.