I want to let you know about an important opportunity to bring Virginia-style leadership that will change Washington. Glenn Nye is the Democratic Nominee for Congress in the Second District of Virginia, and bringing him to Washington will make a huge difference in creating the change our nation needs. I've been proud to support and … Continue reading “Stand with my friend Glenn Nye”
Category: National
How about this email?
Found this over at 7 West: Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of … Continue reading How about this email?
Pew: cell phones and polling
The Pew Research Center published an article Tuesday regarding the effects of cell phones on polling. What they attempted to address is the ongoing concern about "whether public opinion polls that do not include cell phones are accurately measuring the relative levels of support for the two candidates." The Pew Research Center for the People … Continue reading Pew: cell phones and polling
Poll on race and Obama
Much of the conversation about Barack Obama and race centers on the Bradley effect. From Wikipedia: The term Bradley effect, less commonly called the Wilder effect, refers to a frequently observed discrepancy between voter opinion polls and election outcomes in American political campaigns when a white candidate and a non-white candidate run against each other. … Continue reading Poll on race and Obama
VA-11: DCCC hitting Fimian hard
A new DCCC ad running: Keith Fimian opposes a woman's right to choose. His business was sued more than 40 times and slapped with a $16,000IRS tax lien. The more we learn about Keith Fimian, the more troubling it is. Wow. And there's more. Check this out.
Drake v Nye round two
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Thelma Drake and Democratic challenger Glenn Nye faced off for the second time today at the Virginia Club in downtown Norfolk. (As I write this, I am converting the video I shot of the entire debate - hopefully, I will have it posted before the day is out.) The candidates were given … Continue reading Drake v Nye round two
Effects of McCain’s health care plan
On his website, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has laid out a health care plan that is supposed to give "access to health care for every American." Note that it didn't say that we would be able to afford the healthcare, only that we would have access to it. Earlier, I called the McCain plan … Continue reading Effects of McCain’s health care plan
What Matters: September editorial roundtable
In case you had better things to do Friday evening, you can still watch this month's editorial roundtable on What Matters. Host Cathy Lewis was joined by Virginia Pilot editorial writer Don Luzzatto, Daily Press political reporter Kimball Payne, Bearing Drift's Brian Kirwin, and yours truly.
Race, Gender & Politics: A Conversation
The YWCA of South Hampton Roads, located at 5215 Colley Avenue in Norfolk, is holding a panel discussion with the above title on Tuesday, September 23 from 6pm - 8pm. This is a continuation of the earlier discussion hosted by the 200+ Men and includes some of the same participants. This time, the issue of … Continue reading Race, Gender & Politics: A Conversation
Get your anti-Palin groove on
There is a wealth of information out there about VP candidate Sarah Palin. But the best source I've found is a blog called Mudflats. The writer lives in Alaska and has been covering politics from there since well before Palin was chosen. Being close to the action, the blog gives an interesting, local perspective on … Continue reading Get your anti-Palin groove on
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