The non-partisan The Cook Political Report has updated its rankings of ten House races today, including VA-02. The race has been changed from "Likely Republican" to "Leans Republican," reflecting the increasing strength of Democratic candidate Glen Nye against incumbent Republican Thelma Drake. From the comments on the race (behind firewall), House Editor David Wasserman offers … Continue reading Cook updates VA-02, Nye moving up
Day: June 5, 2008
Spruill, Cranwell announce support for Obama
Delegate Lionell Spruill, one of Hillary Clinton's staunchest supporters, has announced his support for the presumed Democratic nominee, Barack Obama. “I held out until the end,” Spruill said. “I kept my promise.” Spruill was with Clinton in New York Tuesday and was one of those with her onstage after her speech. He has worked tirelessly … Continue reading Spruill, Cranwell announce support for Obama
Meyerson on patching up Democrats
Harold Meyerson was a staffer of Eugene McCarthy 40 years ago and offers his perspective on another bruising campaign season in which Democrats were split between two candidates. It sounds eerily familiar: On matters of policy, there were really no significant differences between [Robert] Kennedy and McCarthy. Both sought to withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam; … Continue reading Meyerson on patching up Democrats
The Unit Rule
UVA's Larry Sabato offered an interesting op-ed in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch on the unit rule. Never heard of the unit rule? I hadn't, either. If no one has received a majority [of Electoral College votes] for president and/or for vice president -- the Twelfth Amendment requires the separate counting of ballots for each office -- … Continue reading The Unit Rule
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