Category: 2009 Gubernatorial Race

New Moran ad

Brian has a new ad out. In other news, PPP released a new poll (pdf) today: With a week to go until the Democratic primary for Governor in Virginia the state of the race is as muddled as ever, with all three candidates within five points of each other. Creigh Deeds has a slight lead … Continue reading New Moran ad →

Why Moran Will Win It on the 9th . . . and November 3rd

Guest post by Jim Severt 10.  Consistently shown as best placed to beat General Bob. 9.  Ward Armstrong knows who’ll fight hardest to make him Speaker. 8.  He’ll fix this %&$^@# transportation mess (yes, I was on 95,64 and 264 during the Memorial Day weekend). 7.  He’s been to Martinsville more times recently than I … Continue reading Why Moran Will Win It on the 9th . . . and November 3rd →

Eye on the prize: McDonnell

While much attention is being, rightly, focused on who the Democratic candidate for governor will be, let's not lose sight of what the goal is: beating Bob McDonnell in November. The Virginian-Pilot has a story today regarding the ties of his campaign manager, Phil Cox. I had heard about this story in connection with RPV … Continue reading Eye on the prize: McDonnell →

30 days & 30 reasons: Why Brian Moran

When the Moran campaign started this, I had planned to grab the posts and put them up here. Best laid plans and all 😦 In any event, with just a few days left until the June 9 primary, I figured I'd share them just in case you happen to have not seen them. Click through … Continue reading 30 days & 30 reasons: Why Brian Moran →

Pints and Politics

Norfolk Area Young Democrats Pints and Politics Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Straw Poll / Fundraiser Saturday, May 30th 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. $10 - proceeds for the Norfolk Area and Virginia YDs The New Belmont, (Upstairs) 2117 Colonial Ave. All Democrats welcome VAYD will host a Statewide youth straw poll for the Governor's Primary Race. … Continue reading Pints and Politics →

ICYMI: WashPo on polls

They are all junk. Our responsibility is to scrutinize the data we report as carefully as we do the sources we quote in stories. By publishing numbers of uncertain quality or ones lacking essential context, we amplify those findings, and risk misleading you. None of the recent polls in the Virginia governor's race meet our … Continue reading ICYMI: WashPo on polls →

From someone with no horse in the race

Ryan Nobles of NBC12 has this to say about the negative tone of  the gubernatorial race (emphasis mine): But since we are on the topic let’s set the record straight. All three of the democratic candidates for governor have been negative at one point or another. It comes in many different forms: radio-ads, blog posts, … Continue reading From someone with no horse in the race →

Winning in November

One of the things that I have mentioned repeatedly on this blog is the history of Virginia electing a governor from the party opposite that of the president. No one really knows the exact reason for this, but many suspect that it has something to do with how tough the first year of a new … Continue reading Winning in November →

Moran VB office opening Saturday

Please join Former Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf Mayor Paul Fraim Mayor James Holley Former Chesapeake Mayor William E. Ward Delegate Kenny Alexander Delegate Joe Bouchard Delegate Bobby Matheison Bryan Collins, Chesapeake Councilman Dr. Shelia Hill, Chair, Chesapeake School Board Tina Pullen, Chesapeake School Board Member Former Virginia Beach Councilwoman Louisa Strayhorn for an Open … Continue reading Moran VB office opening Saturday →