Seems everyone wants to have a press conference today. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds held a press conference this morning in Roanoke where he, along with Senator Mark Warner, announced the Deeds Plan to Jump Start the economy. The press release from that is below the fold. At noon, vpap is holding its first ever … Continue reading Monday press conferences
Category: 2009 Elections
West office opening 7/30
Please Join Gary West House of Delegates Candidate, District 94 With Local Elected Officials, Candidates, and Campaign Staff For Office Opening Party Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 5pm-8pm At West for Delegate Campaign Headquarters: Teagle Building, 2nd Floor 12284 Warwick Blvd, Suite 2-H Newport News, VA 23606 ___________________________ Contact: manager@garywestfordelegate.com or (757) 874-0492 Campaign Contributions: … Continue reading West office opening 7/30
Shannon calls on Cuccinelli to respond to Crabhill remarks
Democratic AG candidate Steve Shannon held a press telephone conference this afternoon. (Due to other commitments, I was unable to participate.) Based on his press release (below the fold), Shannon asked Republican AG candidate Ken Cuccinelli to respond to the remarks offered by Catherine Crabhill, the Republican candidate in the 99th House of Delegates district. … Continue reading Shannon calls on Cuccinelli to respond to Crabhill remarks
Happy birthday, Joe!
Happy birthday to Delegate Joe Bouchard! Today he turns 55. In honor of his birthday, the campaign is asking for donations of $55. Wish him a happy birthday yourself by sending him a few bucks. I'm sure he'd be grateful for any amount that you can give.
6/30/09 Financial reports – local House races
July 15 was the filing deadline for financial reports for the period 5/28 - 6/30. These reports are now available at Virginia Public Access Project. Here's a rundown on the local House races, including a couple of additional races since my last post on this. (Note: * indicates incumbent.) Since there are so many races, … Continue reading 6/30/09 Financial reports – local House races
Wakeup call
Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press has up a post asking what is going on with Virginia Democrats. What he said was what I alluded to in my post almost a month ago. It's more than just money - and we'll see that with tomorrow's report filings. There seems to be lethargy almost everywhere. … Continue reading Wakeup call
Pollard announces efforts to ease gaming rules
In a press release today, Del. Al Pollard (D-99th) announced plans to introduce legislation that would ease charitable gaming restraints. Due to abuses, Virginia began significant oversight of these events via the Department of Charitable Gaming. I can attest to the nature of the abuses that was going on prior to 1996, when the Department … Continue reading Pollard announces efforts to ease gaming rules
DFA endorses Gary West in 94th
I just got the following email from Democracy for America: Gary West for Virginia House of Delegates Vivian - Longtime community leader Gary West has spent his legal career taking on big corporations and government bureaucracies on behalf of the people. West and attorney Richard Glasser were among the first in the country to pursue litigation … Continue reading DFA endorses Gary West in 94th
Jaded JD on Cuccinelli’s Court of Appeals plan
The Jaded JD has a thorough, if complicated, post up about the plan of Republican AG candidate Ken Cuccinelli to expand the appellate division of the Virginia Court of Appeals. In other words, Cuccinelli has his own “No Car Tax” plan—a proposal that will sound good to most people (who won’t bother trying to understand … Continue reading Jaded JD on Cuccinelli’s Court of Appeals plan
ICYMI: PPP poll has Republicans leading
Public Policy Polling released its latest poll yesterday (pdf). The results show the Republican candidates leading in all three top ticket races: Governor - Bob McDonnell 49%, Creigh Deeds 43%, undecided 8% Lieutenant Governor - Bill Bolling 46%, Jody Wagner 40%, undecided 13% Attorney General - Ken Cuccinelli 45%, Steve Shannon 38%, undecided 18% It … Continue reading ICYMI: PPP poll has Republicans leading
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