My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-PIlot Thursday. I was reading part 2 of the CNU poll (pdf), which was released Wednesday morning, which included this graph. How often do 70% of us agree on anything? My first reaction was: wow. If the majority agrees, why do we keep electing folks that don't look … Continue reading ICYMI: Partisanship ahead of the public good?
With just 26 days remaining before Election Day, another poll shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli. But that's not what caught my eye. Really? 21% of likely voters haven't heard enough about Governor Bob McDonnell to form an opinion of him? They are planning to vote? But it gets worse. The majority of … Continue reading Really, likely voters?
Pilot editorial writer Shawn Day had a blistering column in today's paper about the candidates that are being interviewed for the paper's endorsements. Several House candidates, when asked their views on certain issues, have told me and other members of The Pilot's Editorial Board that they lacked information to offer an informed opinion. These aren't … Continue reading Day: A parade of ill-prepared candidates
A few things I ran across: The third choice for governor - Pilot editorial board editor Donald Luzzatto hits the nail on the head with this one. I met with Sarvis a while back and have been trying to write an article about him but couldn't quite pull it off. Luzzatto captures very well the … Continue reading Quick hits 10/7/13
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The title refers to a part of Article I, Section 16 of the Virginia constitution, which Republican LG candidate E. W. Jackson read from his iPad during last week's debate. ... all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain their … Continue reading ICYMI: E.W. Jackson’s civil capacities
In case you missed Tuesday evening's debate, here is the video in its entirety, with the exception of the first few minutes.
Although I missed the first half hour of last night's debate, others didn't. I had someone record it for me - they missed the first few minutes and didn't set the video capture box exactly right. I'm going to try to edit the extraneous stuff from the side of it and then post it. (Even … Continue reading First LG debate
Mark Herring, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, has released a powerful new web ad The topic is SB962, which Republican AG candidate Mark Obenshain introduced in 2009. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDhD6w9WAS4 In its profile of Obenshain, The Roanoke Times mentions that he is trying to separate himself from his legislative record, something I noticed when the … Continue reading Herring’s powerful new ad
The first debate between the candidates for lieutenant governor will be held tonight on the campus of George Mason University. Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican E.W. Jackson will square off at 7pm. The debate will not be televised but will be streamed live on http://www.wusa9.com/ I may have to sneak out of the class I'm … Continue reading LG debate tonight, Gov tomorrow
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. It seems some local candidates haven't gotten the message that those who elect them should be able to tell who is paying for their campaigns. For a while, it seemed that transparency was all the rage. Budgets are online, hearings are live-streamed and so … Continue reading ICYMI: Candidates who sit out “transparency day”
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