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!

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 Where the lines are drawn →

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 Minority status →

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 Not happy →

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 The end of DST →

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 Mr. Phantom →

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 final tally: 5 of 7 →

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 … Continue reading Pilot predictions: 5 of 6 →

10/31/11 financial reports – local races

Yesterday was the filing deadline for campaign finance disclosure reports for candidates on the ballot in November. The data below covers the period October 1 to October 26 and was taken from the Virginia Public Access Project, better known as VPAP. As of this writing, the information on VPAP is just the raw data from … Continue reading 10/31/11 financial reports – local races →