Author: Vivian J. Paige

A former candidate, I've learned a lot about politics, both good and bad. I'd prefer more of the former and a lot less of the latter and I'm trying to do my part!

Nye leading in VA-02

Democratic challenger Glenn Nye is leading incumbent Republican Thelma Drake. With nearly 63% of the vote counted, Nye has about a 3,500 vote lead. However, at this time, 56% of the precincts in Virginia Beach - which makes up about 70% of the district - are not in. Nye has done well, though, by winning … Continue reading Nye leading in VA-02 →

Obama elected president

All of the major news outlets have declared Barack Obama the next president of the United States.Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.

Race to watch: VA-05

The race in the 5th CD is the one to watch! As of this writing, incumbent Republican Virgil Goode is  trailing Democratic challenger Tom Perriello by 550 votes. This would be a tremendous upset, one that few would have predicted. 301 of 307 precincts have reported. Wow!

Virginia will turn blue!

Just finished reviewing the numbers on the SBE website. Right this minute, Obama is leading by about 19,000 votes. Looking at what's not in the numbers - Richmond, Roanoke, parts of Arlington, and Fairfax County - it's pretty clear that Virginia has, for the first time in 44 years, voted for a Democrat for President.

An early night?

It's beginning to look like it. Here at NPR HQ, the folks have Obama at 200 EVs to 76 for McCain. This means that with California (55), Oregon (7) and Washington (11), Obama gets over  270. And he does it without even getting the results from Virginia. CNN shows Obama with 194 EVs, MSNBC has … Continue reading An early night? →

Virginia update

As I write this, 38% of the votes for President in Virginia have been counted and John McCain is leading Barack Obama 53% to 46%. But there are large chunks of important areas still out - including most of the 3rd. In the House races: 2nd - with almost 24% of the vote counted, Nye … Continue reading Virginia update →

Fox calls it for Kay Hagan

Fox News has just called the NC Senate race for Kay Hagan, a pretty significant upset here. I guess essentially calling someone an atheist just doesn't fly, even in the Bible Belt.

More poll closings

At 7:30pm, the polls closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia. Coming up at 8pm will be 16 more states, representing 171 electoral votes. Four of those states favor McCain, a couple - Florida and Missouri - are considered toss ups, and the remaining 10 states all favor Obama. Expect some more calls in … Continue reading More poll closings →

Polls closed – now the waiting begins

It's 7:00pm and the polls in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and VA have just closed. These six states represent 58 electoral votes, but all eyes are on Indiana and Virginia. Indiana went for the Republican candidate in all four of the last elections. Virginia, as we all know, has not voted for a … Continue reading Polls closed – now the waiting begins →

First blog from NPR

Just arrived at the NPR HQ and took a quick shot of other early arrivals. Right now, a lot of the bloggers in the room are from NPR - at least most of the guys 🙂 On a local note - I see that there was an equipment problem this morning in Chesapeake. Fortunately, the … Continue reading First blog from NPR →