Category: Politics

Gary West, candidate in the 94th

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 →

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

Although the rains cut short today's rally, there was a good crowd on hand to hear from our electeds and candidates.  Here are a few shots. (Click to enlarge.) Also, for a good writeup of the event, check out the College of William & Mary's newspaper, The Flat Hat. PS - I thought this was … Continue reading Unity Rally →

42 years ago: Loving v Virginia

Forty-two years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Richard and Mildred Loving, a mixed couple who were barred under Virginia law from marrying. I thought about this case a couple of weeks ago as I met, for the first time, with a man originally from the Philippines … Continue reading 42 years ago: Loving v Virginia →

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.