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!

Beach endorsements: Sessoms, McKenzie

The endorsements for Virginia Beach elections will appear in Sunday's Virginian Pilot but are already available online. The bulk of the editorial is devoted to the mayor's race. The Pilot endorsed Towne Bank president Will Sessoms over 4-term 5-term incumbent Meyera Oberndorf. It needs someone with a vision for what Virginia Beach can become and … Continue reading Beach endorsements: Sessoms, McKenzie →

Obama in Norfolk Tuesday

This Tuesday, October 28th, please join Barack Obama in Norfolk, where he will talk about his vision for creating the kind of change we need. Change We Need Rally with Barack Obama Harbor Park 150 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23510 Tuesday, October 28th Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. Program Begins: 9:30 p.m. http://va.barackobama.com/NorfolkChange The event is … Continue reading Obama in Norfolk Tuesday →

OTR 10/26: VB mayoral candidates

This Sunday's On the Record will feature the four candidates for mayor in Virginia Beach, the Commonwealth's most populous city: 4-term incumbent Meyera Oberndorf, former Vice Mayor Will Sessoms, Taxpayer Alliance President John Moss and former Navy Seal Scott Taylor. According to the press release: ...the four will debate whether too much money is spent … Continue reading OTR 10/26: VB mayoral candidates →

Joannou event has a couple of surprises

Thursday night, supporters of Del. Johnny Joannou gathered at the Ambassador in Portsmouth for an evening of food, fun, and a bit of politics. Shortly after arriving, I had my first surprise of the evening. Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) was in attendance. The last time I saw Cosgrove was at another Democratic event: Del. Lionell … Continue reading Joannou event has a couple of surprises →

Pilot endorses Glenn Nye: “Things have changed”

Friday's Virginian Pilot will carry the endorsement by the editorial board of Democrat Glenn Nye for Congress. Citing incumbent Republican Thelma Drake's inability to move towards the "middle where the electorate lives," the board provides a litany of instances of her being "firmly in the furthest reaches of the Republican Party's right wing:" Because the … Continue reading Pilot endorses Glenn Nye: “Things have changed” →

Stupid criminal tricks

Guy goes into local gun shop to buy a gun. A worker at the Granby Street store logged the customer's identification into a computer, connecting with state and federal databases that look for outstanding warrants, felony convictions and handgun purchases within the previous 30 days - all blocks to gun purchases. Virginia State Police denied … Continue reading Stupid criminal tricks →

Why steal signs?

It seems to me that the stories of signs being stolen this year are more numerous than in the past. Maybe it is my imagination, but then I don't recall The Virginian Pilot reporting on such in prior elections. (Or maybe it's a slow news day?) What I wonder, though, is why waste the effort … Continue reading Why steal signs? →

Dwight Jones garners Bobby Scott endorsement

Congressman Bobby Scott endorsed Dwight Jones for Mayor of Richmond Tuesday.  From the press release: Congressman Scott’s endorsement is the biggest endorsement to date in the race for Richmond’s mayor. “Dwight Jones is the right candidate to build a better Richmond,” Congressman Scott said in his endorsement of Delegate Jones. Congressman Scott has represented the … Continue reading Dwight Jones garners Bobby Scott endorsement →

Go take this survey :)

A research team from the Psychology Department at New York University, headed by Professor Yaacov Trope and supported by the National Science Foundation, is investigating the cognitive causes of voting behavior, political preferences, and candidate evaluations throughout the course of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. This stage of the study focuses on the information people … Continue reading Go take this survey đź™‚ →