Category: Politics

Upcoming special elections

With Virginia's never-ending election cycle, next on tap are some special elections. January 6 is the date of the special election to fill the seat in the 81st House of Delegates district, made vacant by the resignation of Terrie Suit. The Virginian Pilot today reports that one of the candidates who previously expressed interest, Chesapeake … Continue reading Upcoming special elections →

Who to contact for inaugural tickets

Well, it ain't me 😦 I've had a few comments on this blog over the last few days (as well as emails thru my Contact Me page) regarding tickets for the Obama inauguration. Folks, I don't have an inside track on getting tickets. According to this article, you need to contact your Congressional Representative. (Don't … Continue reading Who to contact for inaugural tickets →

Drake concedes

Thelma Drake has conceded to Glenn Nye. Drake released a statement after partial absentee ballot returns late Thursday gave Democrat Glenn Nye a more commanding lead. Nye garnered about 4,000 more absentee votes than Drake. About 600 absentee ballots remained to be counted due to a counting machine malfuction. In a news release, Drake congratulated … Continue reading Drake concedes →

Then again, maybe only one

As in maybe only one Democratic Congressional pickup in Virginia. The race in the 5th has Democratic challenger Tom Perriello up by just 31 votes over Republican incumbent Virgil Goode. The number of lead changes in this race has been astonishing. The folks over at cvillenews.com have been following this quite closely.  With a recount … Continue reading Then again, maybe only one →

Dems pick up three Congressional seats in VA

As recently as Monday afternoon, I had a conversation with a political scientist regarding Congressional pickups and he didn't see Virginia Democrats picking up more than one seat - VA-11. I thought it possible that we could get three, but the data just wasn't there to support it. As I write this, not only did … Continue reading Dems pick up three Congressional seats in VA →

Jones elected mayor in Richmond

Del. Dwight Jones has declared victory in the Richmond mayor's race and his chief opponent, William Pantele, has conceded. "I congratulate Dwight Jones. It was an honest victory.  I'm going to support him 100 percent and I'm going to continue working for the city," Pantele said. Jones had already captured four of the city's council … Continue reading Jones elected mayor in Richmond →

Republican mayoral candidate hands out fliers with Obama on them

The Virginia Pilot is reporting that Will Sessoms, candidate for mayor in Virginia Beach, handed out fliers with his image and that of Barack Obama in certain areas Tuesday. Workers for mayoral candidate Will Sessoms passed out fliers Tuesday aimed at black voters that said, "Obama for President, Sessoms for Virginia Beach Mayor." Yet Sessoms … Continue reading Republican mayoral candidate hands out fliers with Obama on them →

Nye leading in VA-02

Democratic challenger Glenn Nye is leading incumbent Republican Thelma Drake. With nearly 63% of the vote counted, Nye has about a 3,500 vote lead. However, at this time, 56% of the precincts in Virginia Beach - which makes up about 70% of the district - are not in. Nye has done well, though, by winning … Continue reading Nye leading in VA-02 →

Obama elected president

All of the major news outlets have declared Barack Obama the next president of the United States.Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.