On Facebook, I usually call this "Things I Hate." But I'll try to confine myself to political topics here and we'll just say these are things that are on my nerves, as the 2011 campaign rushes to a close and the 2012 presidential election kicks into gear. 1. The assertion, generally by Republicans, that a … Continue reading Ten things that are plucking my last nerve
Category: 2011 Elections
LWV Va Senate District 2 Forum Tonight
The Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters will be hosting the Forum for Virginia Senate District 2 tonight at 6:30 p.m. Address: Hampton City Hall Council Chambers 8th floor 22 Lincoln Street Candidates: Senator Mamie Locke and Thomas Harmon The Voter Guide for this race can be found at http://www.lwvpeninsula.org. Also … Continue reading LWV Va Senate District 2 Forum Tonight
Report: West/Yancey candidates forum
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
Video: West/Yancey forum
The Virginia Peninsula MAL League of Women Voters in conjunction with The Daily Press hosted a forum on October 21 for the candidates in the 94th House of Delegates district.
Candidate Bert Dodson answers some questions (Senate-22)
I recently had a chance to interview Bert Dodson (by email), Democrat running for the Senate in the newly-formed 22nd District. He is a businessman from Lynchburg, and has served on the City Council. Here then are the questions I asked and answers from Mr. Dodson. My questions are in italics, his answer has his … Continue reading Candidate Bert Dodson answers some questions (Senate-22)
Reminder: candidate forums MWF this week
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.
Daily Press endorses Miller/Northam
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
New ad from 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.
Predictions on Pilot endorsements
It's that time again, when I try to pick who The Virginian-Pilot will endorse in the upcoming elections. As a guide, I refer you to this editorial from last year by editorial page editor Donald Luzzatto: If you read the editorial page regularly - and I hope you do - you probably have a good … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements
Who’s on the ballot?
My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. The impetus for the piece was the release Monday of a CNU/RTD poll (pdf), which showed the majority of Virginians not engaged in the November 8 elections. Low voter turnout seems to be the accepted norm these days, but when I took a look at the turnout … Continue reading Who’s on the ballot?
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