Category: Politics

CDBA Drake/Kellam debate: seats all taken, no taping allowed

Earlier, I mentioned the Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach (CBDA) debate between Thelma Drake and Phil Kellam. As I've been a bit under, I completely forgot about Friday's deadline for registration. This morning, I learned about a no-taping rule that the CBDA has instituted for this debate. For those who are unfamiliar, taping … Continue reading CDBA Drake/Kellam debate: seats all taken, no taping allowed →

Campaign finance reports

The Virginia Progressive has compiled a list of the campaign finance reports for all of the races in Virginia. The highlights for Hampton Roads: US Senate Sen. George Allen- Raised $1.9 million with $5.5 million on hand. James Webb- Raised $3.3 million with $2.7 million on hand. 1st District Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R)- Raised … Continue reading Campaign finance reports →

An act of a desperate man?

George Allen will be airing another two minute ad tonight, this time featuring the senior Senator, John Warner. The ad will appear at 7:58 pm on the following stations: WJLA-TV Washington, D.C. WRIC-TV Richmond WTKR-TV Norfolk WCYB-TV Tri-Cities Bristol WDJB-TV Roanoke The race is so close that Allen has to pull out all of the … Continue reading An act of a desperate man? →

Latest poll: Allen 49%, Webb 47%

The Washington Post has the story. The Rasmussen poll also is being released. It shows Allen leading Webb 47% to 44%. I'll have more on that poll once I get the crosstabs.

While waiting for my car to be inspected

I looked at my windshield yesterday and noticed that my inspection sticker was expired. Oops! So I tried to get it inspected but everywhere I went (OK, so I only went to 2 places) couldn't take me. I was advised at the corner gas station to get in line early so I headed out about … Continue reading While waiting for my car to be inspected →

Warner: No to ’08

Yesterday's announcement that former governor Mark Warner was ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 caught me, like many others, by surprise. Until a few days ago, I thought Warner was positioning himself for the #2 spot on the ticket. Honestly, I didn't see how he was going to get past Hillary, … Continue reading Warner: No to ’08 →

Who paid for that poll?

Yesterday afternoon, I was polled via a live person. The caller was from New Jersey. After answering the 27 questions, the caller said thank you. I then asked who paid for the poll. The caller said she didn't know. The only thing she knew was that she worked for a company called "RSR" and she … Continue reading Who paid for that poll? →

Kiwanis Harbor Party

I went to the Kiwanis Harbor Party for a bit Thursday night. Compared to last year, it felt like there were fewer people there but then it could have been that there were so many races last year that the place was overrun with campaign workers. 😆 At least this year, I didn't see the … Continue reading Kiwanis Harbor Party →

Majority Watch poll: Drake 48%, Kellam 46%

The latest Majority Watch poll has been released and it shows incumbent Republican Congresswoman Thelma Drake with a 2% lead over Democratic challenger Phil Kellam, with 6% undecided. The poll was conducted October 8-10 and included 982 likely voters with a margin of error of +/-3.1%. This represents a tremendous swing from the one released … Continue reading Majority Watch poll: Drake 48%, Kellam 46% →