At last Saturday's Unity Rally, DPVA Chairman Dickie Cranwell mentioned that Democrats have candidates running in 72 of the 100 House of Delegates seats up for election this fall. One of those candidates is Gary West, a first time candidate for office in Newport News' 94th House district. He is challenging Republican incumbent Glenn Oder. … Continue reading Gary West, candidate in the 94th
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Bouchard Campaign Kickoff
Please join me for my campaign kick-off! When: Thursday, June 18th from 5pm to 7pm Where: Bayville Park, 4132 First Court Road, Virginia Beach, VA Cost: FREE!! To RSVP to this event, please click here. For additional information, please call (757) 226-0427. .
Unity Rally Saturday: be there!
Please Join Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Jim Webb and Our Democratic Nominees Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon at The Democratic Party of Virginia's 2009 Unity Rally Saturday, June 13th 12:00 PM William and Mary Alumni House Corners of Richmond Rd and Stadium Dr Williamsburg, VA 23187 Click here to RSVP
What else happened
While the focus was on the marquee gubernatorial primary, there were other primaries of note around the Commonwealth, including a few in Hampton Roads. 80th House Three candidates were vying for the seat vacated by former Delegate, now Judge Ken Melvin. The winner, Matthew James, was supported by much of the establishment in Portsmouth. James … Continue reading What else happened
What happened?
In the waning days and weeks of the primary campaign, it was clear to me that my candidate, Brian Moran, was in trouble. I was heartened by some information I received from a friend Monday afternoon who concluded: For all the polls and hype, according to the historical trends, this ought to still be Brian's … Continue reading What happened?
Hampton Roads coverage of last night
A little video from the local TV coverage If you are reading this through email or an RSS feed and do not see the video, please visit my blog.
Digesting
I'm still digesting the events of yesterday. In the meantime, here are some thoughts from a friend of mine: At the end of the day, the lesson from this campaign ought to be (a) know you're base, (b) know your opponent's base, and (c) secure your base while making your opponent fight for his. Creigh … Continue reading Digesting
We have our ticket
Creigh Deeds for Governor, Jody Wagner for Lieutenant Governor and Steve Shannon for Attorney General. Congratulations to all. To Brian Moran, Terry McAuliffe and Mike Signer - thanks for running.
Go vote
The phone calls have (almost) all been made. The last literature has been mailed. Tuesday, June 9, Democratic voters across the Commonwealth will make our choices known by casting our ballots for the candidates we believe best suited to represent us. Here in Hampton Roads, voters will choose our candidate for governor and lieutenant governor. … Continue reading Go vote
McAuliffe AA lit piece photoshopped?
Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign distributed a piece of literature in African American communities throughout Hampton Roads Sunday that appears to contain a photoshopped image of McAuliffe and President Barack Obama. See for yourself. (Click to enlarge. Or take a look at this pdf.) We've seen the effect of this type of thing before. The … Continue reading McAuliffe AA lit piece photoshopped?
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