Category: Hampton Roads

Transparency

Or not. Norfolk hired a new city manager just two weeks after the current manager announced her retirement and without any interviews of other candidates or input from the public. Portsmouth appointed a new council member just a week after the special election for mayor, also without interviews of other candidates or input from the … Continue reading Transparency →

Bloggers panel at Civics Summit

The Virginia Civics Summit is being held in Richmond today, November 8, from 9am to 3:30pm. Kicking things off will be a blogger's panel comprised of Virginia bloggers and moderated by yours truly. (Yeah - it will be like herding cats 😉 ) You can watch the entire summit live, including the panel, at the … Continue reading Bloggers panel at Civics Summit →

One year ago today

I wrote a post about a potential challenger to Bobby Scott in the 3rd Congressional District. I said: So while I would never tell someone not to run,  I would encourage young Mr. Dillard to look hard at the reality of the district – once Tuesday’s euphoria wears off – and recognize what an uphill … Continue reading One year ago today →

Why Rigell won

Scott Rigell won election to Congress with more than 53% of the vote in a three-way race. He became the Republican nominee after winning a six-way primary in June with less than 40% of the vote. Despite early objections to his campaign by members of both the Republican Party and the Tea Party, his win … Continue reading Why Rigell won →

It’s not really a spectator sport

Politics, that is. The above is the title of my latest column, which appeared in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot.  For those who are not familiar, the stats I cited can be found on the State Board of Elections website. Exit poll interpretations are all over the web, but the data can be found here.

Why Nye lost

Since Saturday, September 4, I've had this post sitting in my drafts.  I've cleaned it up a bit and added a little bit of new information but the substance from two months ago remains. No, I'm not clairvoyant, but it was clear to me - from all that I had observed around the district - … Continue reading Why Nye lost →

Winners in VA Congressional races

The polls have closed and the votes (mostly) counted. My congratulations to the winners: 01 - Rep. Rob Wittman 02 - Rep.-elect Scott Rigell 03 - Rep. Bobby Scott 04 - Rep. Randy Forbes 05 - Rep.-elect Robert Hurt 06 - Rep. Bob Goodlatte 07 - Rep. Eric Cantor 08 - Rep. Jim Moran 09 … Continue reading Winners in VA Congressional races →

Sunday pre-election rally

A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in Hampton Sunday afternoon for a rally. As previously mentioned, DNC chair Tim Kaine was supposed to be there but was called away by the President. Speaking at the rally was 3rd district Congressman Bobby Scott. Also speaking at the rally was 2nd district Congressman Glenn Nye

Rep. Bobby Scott

I interviewed Rep. Bobby Scott several weeks ago but have had some difficulty getting the video converted. Although not perfect, you can get the gist of our interview.

Kaine’s message to Hampton Roads

DNC chair, former VA Governor Tim Kaine, was scheduled to be in Hampton Roads Sunday for a rally with Congressmen Bobby Scott and Glenn Nye and supporters. He was unable to make it but recorded this video, which was shown at the event. Hopefully, I'll have time later today to get up some more info … Continue reading Kaine’s message to Hampton Roads →