Here's what we have on the local candidates who have filed electronically. Unfortunately, I simply don't have the time to go the elections offices in each of the five South Hampton Roads cities to get - and pay for - copies of the reports for those who are filing on paper. Click on city name … Continue reading Local candidates: 9/16/13 financial reports
Financial reports for the November 5th election were due Monday. The reporting period covers 7/1/2013 - 8/31/2013. The amounts below were compiled from The Virginia Public Access Project and the State Board of Elections. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order. A few notes: Receipts. The financial reports include as receipts cash contributions, in-kind contributions, … Continue reading 9/16/13 Financial Reports
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Never thought I'd be longing for the days from four years ago when we were debating the merits of Bob McDonnell's transportation plan. Yes, we - me included - spent a lot of time talking about the thesis. But we also talked about the issues. … Continue reading ICYMI: Let’s hear details from the candidates
Lots of moving parts today, among them: Herring wins Virginian-Pilot endorsement. Yep. The one statewide race where I made a prediction. In case you were wondering, Obenshain is the second coming of Cuccinelli - plus more. Democratic strategist Dave "Mudcat" Saunders is backing Cuccinelli. While not as big of a deal as the Boyd Marcus … Continue reading Quick hits 9/10/13
One of the fun things I do regularly on this blog is to predict who The Virginian-Pilot will endorse in upcoming elections. I usually have plenty of time, as the newspaper is often pretty late in releasing their endorsements. Not this year. Roughly six weeks ahead of the time frame of the 2009 gubernatorial endorsement, … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot … ah nevermind 😦
Rep. Bobby Scott held his 37th Annual Labor Day Picnic Monday. There were so many electeds, former electeds and candidates in attendance that even Scott, who introduced each one by name, had trouble tracking them all. It took him about 10 minutes to get through all of the names. After the intros, the three Democratic … Continue reading Video: Rep. Scott 37th Annual Labor Day Picnic
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The start of school - both as a student and an instructor - got me thinking about how education and politics are intertwined. Not that that is anything new: education is very much shaped by politics - and vice versa. I've written a many column … Continue reading ICYMI: Hiding under the banner of accountability
Donald Luzzatto, editorial page editor at The Virginian-Pilot, penned an article for yesterday's paper in which he noted that he will be de-emphasizing incumbency as he evaluates candidates for endorsement this fall. A bent toward incumbency isn't by any means new. It has been a factor in Virginian-Pilot editorial page endorsements for a long time, … Continue reading One editorial board member’s shift in priorities
I can recall meeting Boyd Marcus only once, at one of the Blogger's Days that LG Bill Bolling hosted (before they decided it would be a partisan event and excluded me and others). To say he was revered amongst the Republicans there would be an understatement. So when the email came yesterday announcing that Marcus … Continue reading BFD: Marcus endorses McAuliffe
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. As I was hauling trash to the curb yesterday, one of my neighbors stopped me to talk about the column. His first question: who is the third candidate for governor? I doubt if he's the only one who is unaware of Robert Sarvis. It seems … Continue reading ICYMI: Change begins with us
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