Today is National Voter Registration Day. Across the country, groups are organizing for a push to get voters registered. If you aren't registered, you can do so via this tool. You can also visit your local registrar or the Virginia State Board of Elections website. The last day to register is October 15. Already registered? … Continue reading National Voter Registration Day
Last Thursday, U.S. Senate hopefuls Tim Kaine and George Allen squared off in a debate hosted by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce. The debate was broadcast to local TV and was available for live-streaming on the internet, although on my end, the live stream wasn't very good. Friday, the Kaine campaign announced that they had … Continue reading Fairfax Chamber debate
At least for a brief while. One of the things that I really, really miss is local television. There simply is almost none of it left. That will change over the next six weeks as Mike Gooding at WVEC will host a Sunday political show. https://twitter.com/MikeGoodingWVEC/status/248444656235474945 All three candidates from the 1st Congressional District - … Continue reading Politics comes back to local TV this Sunday
Two polls out today show former governor Tim Kaine leading former governor George Allen in the contest to replace retiring one-term Senator Jim Webb. Quinnipiac University Polling Institute reports Kaine leading Allen by 7 points, 51 to 44. The same poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by 4, 50 to 46. The Washington Post … Continue reading Senate polls: Kaine leading Allen
So says Bloomberg's Josh Barro in an article written in wake of the release of video of the presidential candidate's remarks at a fundraiser. The internet is full of articles last night and today about Romney's remarks, with most focusing on this passage: There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the … Continue reading ‘Mitt Romney lost the election’
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in Wednesday's Virginian-Pilot. Things are sure to be different at the polls in November, even without the record turnout. There is sure to be some confusion over the new voter ID rules, as well as those related to the casting of a provisional ballot. The need for volunteers to … Continue reading ICYMI: A call for volunteers
If you missed last night's speech by former President Bill Clinton, that's an easy fix: check out the video below 🙂
Remarks of former governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine.
Remarks of Sen. Mark Warner
The rain held off today for Congressman Bobby Scott's 36th Annual Labor Day Picnic. Although many Democrats who would normally be in attendance had already left for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, the place was still packed. Typically, Rep. Scott introduces all of the electeds and candidates gathered around him and then gives way … Continue reading Rep. Scott’s 36th Annual Labor Day Picnic
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 