Category: Politics

4th Annual Bash roundup

Some 100 Democrats (and a couple Republicans 🙂 ) gathered in my backyard Saturday afternoon for the 4th Annual Memorial Day Bash.  The event drew candidates, electeds and activists from throughout Hampton Roads. The weather once held once again. Somebody is looking out for me up there 🙂 Hard to believe we've managed to have … Continue reading 4th Annual Bash roundup →

No liberty for Dems at Liberty U

Liberty University has decided that Democratic Party platform is incompatible with the school's moral principles. As the result, the College Democrats club has been decertified by the school, which was founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. In an email to the club president, the VP of Student Affairs basically says you can't be a … Continue reading No liberty for Dems at Liberty U →

LG news

Lots of news coming out of the two Democratic campaigns for Lieutenant Governor over the last couple of days. First from the campaign of Jody Wagner. Wednesday, Wagner received the endorsements of the Arlington Coalition of Police; the Arlington Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics (IAFF Local 2880); and the Fairfax Coalition of Police. Here is … Continue reading LG news →

The Dallas Principles

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Twenty four people gathered last weekend at a hotel at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. The topic was the "immediate need for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender people in the United States." The result was The Dallas Principles. From Pam's House … Continue reading The Dallas Principles →

ICYMI: WashPo on polls

They are all junk. Our responsibility is to scrutinize the data we report as carefully as we do the sources we quote in stories. By publishing numbers of uncertain quality or ones lacking essential context, we amplify those findings, and risk misleading you. None of the recent polls in the Virginia governor's race meet our … Continue reading ICYMI: WashPo on polls →

Kerry on Norfolk real estate assessors

Virginian-Pilot columnist Kerry Dougherty takes a tip from my earlier post on the Norfolk real estate assessor's plan to review all of the properties in the city in an article today. She sided with many of the comments posted: When we find out how many residents rolled out the welcome mat, we'll also know how … Continue reading Kerry on Norfolk real estate assessors →

Help Joe Bouchard

When I spoke last week of what was at stake in November, I mentioned the possibility of us losing seats. In my mind, I was thinking about the challenge facing my friend, Del. Joe Bouchard. Those who know me well know that I don't casually toss around the term "friend." Until he ran in 2007, … Continue reading Help Joe Bouchard →

From someone with no horse in the race

Ryan Nobles of NBC12 has this to say about the negative tone of  the gubernatorial race (emphasis mine): But since we are on the topic let’s set the record straight. All three of the democratic candidates for governor have been negative at one point or another. It comes in many different forms: radio-ads, blog posts, … Continue reading From someone with no horse in the race →

Bowerbank endorses Wagner

Here is a video of former LG candidate Jon Bowerbank endorsing Jody Wagner Mike Signer, the other LG candidate in the race, reports via Twitter that a number of former Bowerbank supporters are now with him.