Archive for November 2011
Friday fun: what’s your Mafia name?
I don’t know about you but I’m ready for something other than politics So how about this? Your Mafia Name Is Carmela “The Weasel” Anastasio Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. Um, not so sure about that. I might choose the cannoli What’s your Mafia name?
Where the lines are drawn
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in Thursday’s Virginian-Pilot. If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve long advocated that Virginia adopt a redistricting plan that removes the drawing of the lines from the the hands of the legislators. Any likelihood of that happening over the next 10 years … Continue reading
Minority status
Tuesday’s election was simply a confirmation of what many observers already knew was coming. The only question was how large Republican gains were going to be. The relegation to minority status of the Democratic Party was a long time in the making, and I don’t expect it to change anytime soon. The failure can be … Continue reading
Not happy
Elections have consequences. Today, I’m pretty upset with both parties. A big fail for not doing more to make the elections in Virginia more competitive. Only seven of the 26 contested Senate races were decided by 10 points or less. I haven’t pulled the numbers on the House side, but my guess is it is … Continue reading
Prediction time
With about an hour before the polls close, I guess it’s a good a time as any to start predicting the results. I’m going with a 20-20 tie. What about you?
Watch – and then vote Tuesday
In case you missed them, videos of the candidate forums hosted by the local League of Women Voters are below. Take the time to review. And don’t forget to vote Tuesday.
The end of DST
Thank goodness! Remember to turn your clocks back tonight. We get an extra hour. Of course, at least for the next few weeks, it means it will be getting dark really early. It would have been easier to adjust if DST had ended when it used to but I guess it’s better than not ending … Continue reading
Connie Brennan gains News-Advance endorsement (HD-59)
Connie Brennan of Nelson County, the Democratic nominee for the House of Delegates seat in District 59, has gained the endorsement of the News-Advance newspaper based in Lynchburg. Brennan, who was also a candidate 4 years ago for the same seat, is finishing her campaign with a flourish in the shrunken district. The News-Advance editorial … Continue reading
Mr. Phantom
I have to say that the race in the 64th House of Delegates district isn’t one that I’ve been watching closely. But then I ran across this article and it made me curious about the challenger in the race. I was aware, from their endorsements Sunday, that he had not met with The Virginian-Pilot editorial … Continue reading
Video: Locke/Harmon forum
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on October 28 for the candidates in the 2nd Senate district.
Pilot predictions final tally: 5 of 7
With its endorsement today of Mickey Chohany in the 1st Senate district, The Virginian-Pilot editorial board is done for this cycle, the result being that I was correct with five of my seven predictions. I won’t make any excuses for being wrong in the 1st except to say that my predictions were done prior to … Continue reading
Pilot predictions: 5 of 6
With the endorsement today of Curtis Edmonds for Portsmouth City Council, I’m 5 out of 6 in my predictions.Not too shabby ~ Just a reminder to email subscribers: if you are receiving a daily email and cannot tell who the author of each post is, please sign up for the newer email service, which includes … Continue reading
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