Month: June 2009

New Moran ad

Brian has a new ad out. In other news, PPP released a new poll (pdf) today: With a week to go until the Democratic primary for Governor in Virginia the state of the race is as muddled as ever, with all three candidates within five points of each other. Creigh Deeds has a slight lead … Continue reading New Moran ad →

Why Moran Will Win It on the 9th . . . and November 3rd

Guest post by Jim Severt 10.  Consistently shown as best placed to beat General Bob. 9.  Ward Armstrong knows who’ll fight hardest to make him Speaker. 8.  He’ll fix this %&$^@# transportation mess (yes, I was on 95,64 and 264 during the Memorial Day weekend). 7.  He’s been to Martinsville more times recently than I … Continue reading Why Moran Will Win It on the 9th . . . and November 3rd →

Richmond Crusade for Voters controversy

I was a wee bit busy when the announcement was made of the endorsement of Terry McAuliffe by the Richmond Crusade for Voters. I did see that Sen. Henry Marsh, a long-time member of the historic black organization and a supporter of Creigh Deeds, was upset by the vote, as pointed out by the Richmond … Continue reading Richmond Crusade for Voters controversy →

Dysfunctional MPO

The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization is undergoing much needed reform, according to this article in The Virginian-Pilot.  Til now, the organization could be best described as dysfunctional. A hallmark of the group's work is a list of projects that totaled nearly $8 billion in 2002 that included another water crossing between South Hampton Roads … Continue reading Dysfunctional MPO →

Eye on the prize: McDonnell

While much attention is being, rightly, focused on who the Democratic candidate for governor will be, let's not lose sight of what the goal is: beating Bob McDonnell in November. The Virginian-Pilot has a story today regarding the ties of his campaign manager, Phil Cox. I had heard about this story in connection with RPV … Continue reading Eye on the prize: McDonnell →

30 days & 30 reasons: Why Brian Moran

When the Moran campaign started this, I had planned to grab the posts and put them up here. Best laid plans and all 😦 In any event, with just a few days left until the June 9 primary, I figured I'd share them just in case you happen to have not seen them. Click through … Continue reading 30 days & 30 reasons: Why Brian Moran →