The Republican race for the nomination for U.S. Senate was the attention-grabber yesterday, especially in areas of the commonwealth where there was nothing else on the ballot. The win by George Allen wasn't unexpected, although the margin - he received more than 65% of the vote - was. There are a lot of pieces to … Continue reading E-day roundup
The Norfolk Obama office opened Saturday. Below are videos of the speeches given by Congressman Bobby Scott and 2nd CD candidate Paul Hirschbiel.
2nd CD candidate Paul Hirschbiel is hosting a roundtable discussion in Northhampton County today. The topic is early childhood education. The discussion will be held from 5:15pm to 6:15pm at the Northampton County Department of Social Services building, 5265 The Hornes, in Eastville.
As I said yesterday, my primary reason for going to the convention was to help my friend, Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr., get re-elected to the DNC. I had, in fact, planned to travel to Fairfax Friday afternoon in order to have some time to visit one of my oldest and dearest friends, go to the … Continue reading State convention part 2: women leaders bait and switch
Four years ago, I attended the state Democratic convention, held in Hampton, with one thought in mind: to get elected as a Hillary Clinton delegate to the national convention. For this year's convention, held this past weekend in Fairfax, I had a single focus as well: to help my friend, Del. Lionell Spruill, Sr., to … Continue reading State convention part 1: DNC committee selection
Recently, Robert Hurt made comments on the two-year anniversary of the passage of "Obamacare" otherwise known as the health care reform law or ACA. “It has been just two years since President Obama signed his health care bill into law and with each passing day it becomes clearer that the President’s health care law is … Continue reading Hurt’s recent statement on “Obamacare”
On Robert Hurt's official website, details of visits he has made to the district are available to read. That's a good thing. What's not so good is that Hurt does not hold meetings planned so a community can attend, so called "Town Hall" meetings. You might remember our previous representative, Tom Perriello attended in excess … Continue reading Drive-by meetings do not serve the constituency
The three incumbents running for Williamsburg City Council were all re-elected Tuesday, despite the fact that next Thursday they will almost certainly approve a budget that increases taxes, possibly multiple taxes. When City Manager Jack Tuttle proposed a budget two months ago that included increases in the real estate tax rate, personal property tax rate, … Continue reading How to Survive Raising Taxes
UPDATED Wednesday, 5/2: Were there any surpises in Hampton Roads last night? I think not. The candidates with the most money won. Only a couple of incumbents lost. Slates of candidates did well: witness the results in Hampton and Chesapeake. With more and more localities moving local elections to November, primarily because of state funding, I … Continue reading Election night results
Guest post by Rodney Jordan In the City of Norfolk, there are six candidates vying for two city council seats. Given the opportunity to vote for the two best candidates of my choice, I would vote for one candidate who happens to be black and another who happens to be white. But, alas, in Norfolk … Continue reading Vote “Your Race” for City Council in Norfolk?
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