Continuing the series of op eds by candidates in the four local primaries, today's Virginian Pilot presented those of Carolyn Weems and Chris Stolle, Republican candidates in Virginia Beach's 83rd district. This seat is open due to the retirement of Leo Wardrup. Unlike the first in the series, there appeared to be no specific question … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Weems v Stolle
Category: Politics
Reminder: Candidate Forum 5/31
The PDC is sponsoring a Candidate Forum on Thursday, May 31, 2007 (see attached flyer). Open to all, the forum includes the Democratic candidates in the Portsmouth/Chesapeake area, including those candidates who will be in the primary on June 12. The forum is at 6:30pm at the Lucas Professional Center, 1214 County Street, in Portsmouth.
DWAT: Big Tent?
Back in January, Dannyboy over at Donkey with a Trunk posted about whether liberals in the Democratic Party are accepting of the moderates. Since that time, I've started and restarted this post, in an attempt to answer him. Today's notice that Cindy Sheehan resigned from the peace movement coupled with a series of emails that … Continue reading DWAT: Big Tent?
Memorial Day Bash roundup
Saturday turned out to be rather warm. Nevertheless, Democrats from around the area - Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Suffolk - braved the heat to come out in support of our candidates at my 2nd Annual Memorial Day Bash. We made sure to have plenty to drink to compensate 😉 House Democratic Caucus Chairman … Continue reading Memorial Day Bash roundup
Richardson on MTP
Painful. That's the word that came to mind as I watch Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson on Meet the Press yesterday. I'm rarely up early enough on Sunday morning to catch the show so I'm not familiar with how host Tim Russert handles interviews. Others are - and apparently his skewering of Democratic candidates is … Continue reading Richardson on MTP
LWVFA responds to charges regarding Hall-Smyth debate
I don't live in Fairfax but I am a member of the League of Women Voters. As the result, it concerned me greatly to read about the recent Charlie Hall - Linda Smyth debate, as reported by RK (for example here, video here) and NLS. I expressed my concern about this debate to other League … Continue reading LWVFA responds to charges regarding Hall-Smyth debate
Ooh! Republi-cat fight
Today's On the Record with Joel Rubin provided an interesting "debate" between challenger Trish Stall and incumbent State Senator Marty Williams. For a little background on the setting, check out this blog posting over at PilotOnline. Yes, I was entertained 🙂 I'm not sure that the voters in the 1st district were, though. If there … Continue reading Ooh! Republi-cat fight
Norfolk voting case going to supreme court
In 2005, there was a tremendous effort to register people to vote. A number of organizations, among them Project Vote and ACORN, targeted this area. Norfolk experienced a high rejection rate - 55.3% - of the voter registration applications. At the time, the surrounding cities experienced a much lower rejection rate. This led to a … Continue reading Norfolk voting case going to supreme court
Last chance to RSVP!
Gotta get the numbers for the food for my Memorial Day Bash by the end of the day. If you're coming, please let me know by using "email me" link in the sidebar to the left. You can pay at the door.
Parmele, we hardly knew ye!
An independent candidate in the 82nd House District has dropped out of the race. John O. Parmele, Jr., a seven-time candidate, withdrew from the race before anyone even knew he was in. He did it because he didn't want to pay a $100 fine for filing his candidate papers late. Can't blame the guy. After … Continue reading Parmele, we hardly knew ye!
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 