I did pretty well with my predictions on who The Virginian-Pilot would endorse this cycle, including the one statewide contest that I managed to get in before they endorsed. I missed one - the Portsmouth sheriff's race. And it appears that there will not be an endorsement in one race - the 100th House. It … Continue reading Pilot endorsements roundup: 13/14
Perennial candidate Sherry Battle-Edmonds, formerly known as Sherry White Battle, is up to old tricks again. First, she tried to use photos of herself with Rep. Bobby Scott and State Senator Henry Marsh on her website. The pictures were taken at Scott's Labor Day picnic. Both Scott and Marsh deny endorsing Battle-Edmonds, who is running … Continue reading Battle is at it again
Bacon's Rebellion has an interesting post about the temperament of Virginia: Social scientists have divided the United States into three distinct regions based upon the preponderant personality type: friendly/conventional, relaxed/creative and temperamental/ uninhibited. [...] Virginia and North Carolina represent an isolated, East Coast bastion of the relaxed and creative personality type. The Tarheel state is … Continue reading Friday fun: what’s your temperament?
Tonight marks the last debate between gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli. Unfortunately for most of us, the debate at Virginia Tech will not be televised. It’s being sponsored and broadcast by CBS affiliate WDBJ 7 in Roanoke. According to information from the station, NewsChannel 8 in Northern Virginia will also broadcast the debate, … Continue reading Last chance
Endorsements for Peninsula House of Delegates contests are handled by The Daily Press. Today, the editorial board published its endorsements of incumbents Mike Watson (93rd) and Mayme BaCote (95th), along with challenger Rob Farinholt (94th). The endorsements are thoughtful and worth a read, particularly since the ed board has, in the past, leaned right. ~ … Continue reading DP endorses Watson, BaCote, Farinholt
While The Virginian-Pilot was early in endorsing statewide candidates, other newspapers around the state have been rolling theirs out using a more traditional time frame. The Washington Post endorsed Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor along with Democrats Ralph Northam and Mark Herring for LG and AG, respectively. The Daily Press endorsed McAulliffe and Northam as … Continue reading Statewide endorsements, RTD comes out
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday, prompted by the release of a second CNU poll in as many weeks. CNU has been releasing its poll data over two days, with the horse race numbers the first day - and, of course, every body loves a race - and more detail on … Continue reading ICYMI: A changing electorate in the Old Dominion?
Campaign finance disclosures covering the month of September were due at 5pm Tuesday. By now, I'm sure everyone has seen the numbers for the statewide candidates, so I won't reproduce them here. (If not, check out VPAP.) Here are the numbers for Hampton Roads contested house races: Total receipts In-kind Loans received # donors Cash … Continue reading 10/15/13 Financial Reports
I have no idea when The Virginian-Pilot, which covers the southside of Hampton Roads, will print its endorsements. But I don't want to be caught off-guard, like I was with the statewide endorsements. So I figured I'd get a jump-start on this. I don't know whether the entire board has embraced editorial page editor Don … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements 2013 edition
The Virginian-Pilot's Julian Walker reports today on the race behind the race in the 6th Senate district. The jockeying began almost from the time that current occupant, Ralph Northam, announced his run for lieutenant governor. (Some of the potential candidates had started even earlier.) From the article (paywall): Potential candidates on the GOP side include … Continue reading Jockeying in the 6th Senate underway
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