Category Archives: 2007 General Assemby races

Spruill, Cranwell announce support for Obama

Thursday, June 5, 2008 – 4:05 pm

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 for her [...]

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Blast from the (recent) past: Moran in VB

Monday, December 3, 2007 – 5:15 pm

Here’s a bit of video from Democratic Caucus Chair Brian J. Moran’s remarks in Virginia Beach just before the election.

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Moran: “Solutions Don’t Come With Party Label”

Monday, November 19, 2007 – 3:18 pm

In response to George Allen’s post-election commentary last week, Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran penned this article, which appeared in Sunday’s Richmond Times Dispatch.
Election Day is but a beginning. True leadership is not about winning elections, but about providing the government Virginians deserve. And these elections were a clear and ringing affirmation of the commonsense [...]

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The relevance of the political blogosphere

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 – 9:58 am

Jim Hoeft and Brian Kirwin over at Bearing Drift posted a joint piece on their take on the relevance of the blogosphere. Now that I’ve had time to rest after last week’s elections, I re-read the post and was about to post a response over there but decided it was just too long.
While there are [...]

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Former elected official didn’t vote

Monday, November 12, 2007 – 10:56 am

As a protest against the nasty campaigns waged, former Virginia Beach Clerk of Court J. Curtis Fruit did not vote in last week’s elections. From The Virginian Pilot:
But in a letter to The Virginian-Pilot published the day before the election, and in an interview Thursday , Fruit said he is appalled by the recent spate [...]

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On redistricting

Sunday, November 11, 2007 – 10:21 am

Back in June, when I first put up my 21/51 page, I explained the implications of it in this post. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s elections, the editorial boards of The Virginian Pilot and The Washington Post each weighed in in favor of removing the drawing of the lines from the party in [...]

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OTR 11/11: Post-election analysis

Saturday, November 10, 2007 – 11:39 am

This Sunday’s On the Record will feature post-election analysis. Host Joel Rubin will be joined by retiring Virginia Beach Republican delegate Leo Wardrup, CNU Political Science professor Quentin Kidd, and yours truly
Catch the show Sunday at 10:30am on WVEC. If you miss the airing, it will be available on the website on Monday.

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Statements on yesterday’s elections

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 – 4:21 pm

From DPVA Chairman C. Richard Cranwell:
This election represents a huge victory for progress. It was a tremendous day, both for Virginia and the Democratic Party.
There is a message in this campaign for Richmond. Voters are sick and tired of obstructionism and rigid ideology. They want leaders who will work with [...]

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