My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I joined the call for the State Board of Elections to ask AG Ken Cuccinelli to launch a state-wide investigation into the voter registration form dumping. Late yesterday, Julian Walker wrote: At a hastily-organized meeting Wednesday, the three-member board which oversees Virginia's election … Continue reading ICYMI: An isolated incident or something more?
Although The Virginian-Pilot editorial board announced that they would be weighing in this ballot amendment, I chose not to include it in my predictions. (I also didn't predict anything on the Virginia Beach light rail referendum. More on that in another post.) It has been clear, to anyone who reads the pages, that the board … Continue reading On Question 1
The Norfolk Registrar's office has confirmed the candidates on the ballot for the December 18 special election. Daun Hester, who won the Democratic nomination, will appear. The only other candidate to qualify is James St. John. Lionell Spruill, Jr., who failed to make the ballot for the Democratic firehouse primary, also failed to make the … Continue reading Race is set in the 89th
The Virginian-Pilot has just about finished its editorial endorsements for races in Hampton Roads. Still to come is the 2nd Congressional District. In the order in which they were published, here are the paper's recommendations: Virginia Beach Mayor: Will Sessoms City Council: Rosemary Wilson, Glenn Davis, and Bill Dale School Board: Bobby Melatti, Joel McDonald, … Continue reading Virginian-Pilot endorsements round-up
With the endorsements in Hampton Roads localities (Va Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk) out of the way, now to look to the federal contests. The Virginian Pilot, which covers the southside of Hampton Roads, will endorse in "three races for Congress [and] one for the U.S. Senate." The paper long ago gave up endorsing in the presidential … Continue reading Predicitions on Pilot endorsements: Federal races 2012
In the end, it wasn't even close. Daun Hester became the Democratic nominee for the 89th House of Delegates district, garnering 840 votes to her opponent's 290. My congratulations to her. Going into last night, I was not at all convinced that Hester would win. There had been so many things going on, the kind … Continue reading A winner in the 89th
I usually wait at least a day before linking to my latest op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot. Today is different, because the urgency is different. The firehouse primary tonight in the 89th will basically decide who will represent the people of the 89th House District through the next election, which will be November 2013. The only … Continue reading 89th House District election tonight
Not knowing the Virginian-Pilot's endorsement schedule, I figured I better get this done as soon as I could. Using the roadmap provided by editorial page editor Donald Luzzatto, as well as a re-reading of the 2008 endorsements, here are my predictions for Suffolk (note: contested races only): Mayor: The Pilot broke with its longstanding tradition … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements: Suffolk 2012
In accordance with the guide provided by Virginian-Pilot editorial page editor Donald Luzzatto, here are my predictions for the local races in Portsmouth: Mayor: Incumbent Kenny Wright. I expect the endorsement to ding Wright a bit on his response to the tolls situation - he said he was unaware of those plans - but to … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements: Portsmouth 2012
Well, last week got by me and I didn't get my predictions columns done, as promised. As the result, The Virginian-Pilot managed to get one endorsement done today ahead of me. If I had gotten it done, I would have predicted that they would endorse Will Sessoms for mayor, which, of course, they did, just … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements: VB 2012
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