Category: Politics

No to Barker gay-boating*

Y'all all know how I feel about local politics: I'd much rather write about the stuff close to home than the stuff happening elsewhere. Then there are the times when "home" has a much broader meaning. Such is the case with Democratic Senate candidate George Barker. Barker has been the target of a malicious mailing … Continue reading No to Barker gay-boating* →

Candidates forum – Roosevelt Gardens

The Roosevelt Gardens Civic League hosted a candidates' forum for the 87th House and 6th Senate districts Tuesday night. I arrived just before the 7pm start time and found that the candidates had been sequestered! I never seen that before. The Democratic candidates were in one room and the Republican candidates in another. They were … Continue reading Candidates forum – Roosevelt Gardens →

Norfolk endorsements: Northam, no one

The Virginian Pilot's endorsements for the two Norfolk races have been released - with a surprise. In the 6th Senate district, the Pilot endorsed Democratic challenger Ralph Northam. The good doctor would bring wisdom and expertise to the General Assembly as it makes difficult health care trade-offs between cost, quality and access. For Accomack and … Continue reading Norfolk endorsements: Northam, no one →

Follow the money: Citizens for the Commonwealth

The reports are coming in of the distribution of the money by this new PAC which I mentioned earlier. VPAP shows that they are handing out the $425,000 they have raised so far in tight races across the Commonwealth: S027 Holtzman Vogel, Jill Citizens for the Commonwealth 10/25/2007 $15,000 H068 Loupassi, Manoli Citizens for the … Continue reading Follow the money: Citizens for the Commonwealth →

Where the candidates stand: gun show loophole

I have to admit that none of the arguments against closing the gun show loophole are persuasive. Yet, as you can see from the graphic, there are some people who believe it shouldn't be closed. As always, click to enlarge. (Graphic credit: The Virginian Pilot)

Pilot endorsements: 3 for 3

The Virginian Pilot released its first round of endorsements in today's paper. As I predicted, they endorsed Republican incumbent Fred Quayle in the 13th Senate district and in Chesapeake, Republican incumbents John Cosgrove (78th House) and Harry Blevins (14th Senate). The Pilot is doing their endorsements by city this year. On tap tomorrow will be … Continue reading Pilot endorsements: 3 for 3 →

New Northam ad

Nick Rerras takes every opportunity to imply that he has the support of the Sheriff. I've seen him do it on more than one occasion. But this new ad leaves no doubt who Sheriff Bob McCabe is supporting 😉 Go, Ralph! Technorati Tags: Ralph Northam

National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama

The LA Times/Bloomberg poll was released Tuesday (pdf) and it shows a widening lead for Senator Hillary Clinton, mostly at the expense of Senator Barack Obama. Clinton picks up voters in nearly every demographic group. What's more, the poll shows Clinton leading the all of the Republican contenders, with a 10 point lead over Senator … Continue reading National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama →

Where the candidates stand: two-term governor

Virginia is the only state in which the governor cannot succeed himself. Despite efforts to change this, the General Assembly has resisted the idea. Today's sidebar in The Virginian Pilot focuses on this issue. Interesting to see who supports it and who is against it. (Click to enlarge. Graphic credit: The Virginian Pilot)