In two separate articles today, our next Senator from the 6th district, Ralph Northam, was viewed favorably. Coming down from Washington to cover the race was the Washington Times' Seth McLaughlin, who I ran into yesterday morning at the LWV forum. From his article, I see that Seth made the rounds in Norfolk, talking to … Continue reading Northam News
Category: 2007 General Assemby races
John Miller event with Bobby Scott
Congressman Bobby Scott is the featured guest at a picnic for 1st District Senate candidate John Miller this coming Saturday, November 3. The event will be held at First Baptist Church, Denbigh, from 1pm to 3pm. All are invited. Head on over and have a great time with some great folks 😉 Technorati Tags: John … Continue reading John Miller event with Bobby Scott
Latest Ralph Northam ad
Take that, Nick! Go Ralph! Technorati Tags: Ralph Northam
Lessons from a candidates’ forum
Tabbs' Restaurant in Riverview was the setting for this morning's candidates forum. Hosted by the League of Women Voters, there was a decent crowd at this 7am (!) meeting. My table mates this morning were a mixed couple - one a Democrat and the other a Republican, although initially, I didn't know which of them … Continue reading Lessons from a candidates’ forum
New Miller ad: Warner
Check out this new ad from our soon-to-be Senator from the 1st District, John Miller. Vote John Miller, November 6. Technorati Tags: John Miller, Mark Warner
Bouchard: port security expert
The Virginian Pilot has run the occasional "ad watch" column in which they look at a piece of mail and try to determine if the ad is accurate. Saturday, they looked at an ad put out by Chris Stolle which attacked Joe Bouchard on port security. If you recall, there was considerable controversy surrounding the … Continue reading Bouchard: port security expert
Pilot v Press: 9 days out
I subscribe to The Virginian Pilot and read The Daily Press online. I'm no fan of the recently redesigned Press website - poorly organized, opinions are intermixed with LTEs - but I still visit daily. They tend to post new stories - even those from the Southside - before PilotOnline gets them. PilotOnline, on the … Continue reading Pilot v Press: 9 days out
Pilot endorses Bouchard, Mathieson
The Virginian Pilot announced its endorsements in the Virginia Beach races this morning, choosing Joe Bouchard in the 83rd and Bobby Mathieson in the 21st. On Bouchard: For years now, Bouchard has been a persuasive but quiet voice guiding deliberations on the biggest regional issues — the port, the future of Oceana Naval Air Station, … Continue reading Pilot endorses Bouchard, Mathieson
No to Barker gay-boating*
Y'all all know how I feel about local politics: I'd much rather write about the stuff close to home than the stuff happening elsewhere. Then there are the times when "home" has a much broader meaning. Such is the case with Democratic Senate candidate George Barker. Barker has been the target of a malicious mailing … Continue reading No to Barker gay-boating*
Candidates forum – Roosevelt Gardens
The Roosevelt Gardens Civic League hosted a candidates' forum for the 87th House and 6th Senate districts Tuesday night. I arrived just before the 7pm start time and found that the candidates had been sequestered! I never seen that before. The Democratic candidates were in one room and the Republican candidates in another. They were … Continue reading Candidates forum – Roosevelt Gardens
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