The Virginian-Pilot rolled out its House and Senate endorsements Sunday and its Virginia Beach endorsement today. Of the General Assembly races in which they endorsed, I correctly predicted all four: incumbent senators Locke and Northam and incumbent delegates Villanueva and Barlow. Incumbency is very difficult to overcome, particularly at this level. The paper did not … Continue reading Pilot predictions: 4 of 5 (or is that 6?)
As a courtesy to the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads, of which I am a member, I recorded the 21st House of Delegates forum which was held on October 28, 2011 with candidates Adrianne Bennett, the challenger, and Ron Villanueva, the incumbent. Here is the video in its entirety.
As a courtesy to the League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads, of which I am a member, I recorded the 6th Senate District forum which featured incumbent Ralph Northam and challenger Ben Loyola. The forum was held on October 26, 2011. Here is the video in its entirety.
Warning - no political questions in this quiz 😦 You Remember 50% of 2008 Okay, you were somewhat paying attention during 2008.But you're not going to impress anyone with your knowledge of what went down.You know the basics about what went down, but little else...Let's just say you won't be writing the history book for … Continue reading Friday fun: what do you remember about 2008?
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. I had seen this article, in which we were informed that Governor McDonnell decided to forego $60 million in federal grant money for pre-K, and this part grabbed me: The competition is aimed at ensuring children - especially those with disabilities or other challenges - are prepared … Continue reading Governor’s mistake
The candidates for the 94th House of Delegates seat, Democrat Gary West and Republican David Yancey, squared off Friday evening in Newport News. The forum was sponsored by the Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters and The Daily Press. Moderating the forum was Press editorial page editor John Fredericks. The 94th is an open … Continue reading Report: West/Yancey candidates forum
There are many definitions of false equivalence floating around but the one I believe captures my understanding the best is this, from here: [W]hen when someone falsely equates an act or idea of one as being equally egregious to that of another without also considering the underlying differences which may make the comparison invalid or … Continue reading False equivalency
Just a quick reminder of three candidate forums this week. Tonight is the 21st House district, Wednesday is the 6th Senate district and Friday is the 2nd Senate district. All of the forums start at 6:30pm. Details are here.
The Daily Press released the first of its endorsements for the season Sunday in two Senate contests, the 1st and the 6th. In both races, the newspaper endorsed the incumbent Democratic senators: John Miller and Ralph Northam. The editorial board seemed to be impressed with the willingness of both to not only talk about bipartisanship … Continue reading Daily Press endorses Miller/Northam
Sen. Ralph Northam has released his first campaign ad of the season. The ad is below. Also - head over and cast your vote in a this poll on PilotOnline.
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