Guest post by Bwana at Large Virginia Democrats and Republicans have chosen their champions for the 2012 Senate race. Both have sent out into the countryside for the finest wines, cheeses, and silken fabric so each may present a fitting coronation of former Gov. Tim Kaine for the Democrats and former Gov./Sen. George Allen for … Continue reading George Allen 2012: Old Dogs, New Tricks
The candidates in the 1st Senate district - incumbent Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany - squared off Friday evening in Newport News. I arrived a little after the 6:30pm start time, thanks to the tunnel traffic. The event was already underway. The candidates took a variety of questions put forth by the event … Continue reading Report: Miller/Chohany candidates forum
The League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads is sponsoring two candidate forums covering the contested races on the southside. On Monday, October 24, incumbent Del. Ron Villanueva and his challenger Adrianne Bennett in the 21st district will participate. The forum will be held at 6:30pm in the auditorium of Landstown High School (2001 … Continue reading LWV-SHR announces candidate forums
Anyone interested in local government should read this Vanity Fair article. Yes, it is long. Yes, it is worth it. And if you think it couldn't happen here, consider this and this.
Tonight, Sen. John Miller and challenger Mickey Chohany will face off for the first time. The candidates' forum is being hosted by the Virginia Peninsula MAL Unit of the League of Women Voters of Virginia. The forum will take place at 6:30pm at the Newport News Fountain Plaza II, located at City Center at Oyster Point, 700 … Continue reading Reminder: Miller/Chohany forum tonight
Once-and-future Democratic candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe, shared the op-ed page of The Virginian-Pilot with me today with this article on economic growth. Interesting that the newspaper didn't identify him that way 😉 Equally interesting to note is that a 2013 gubernatorial candidate doesn't rate a link in the VPAP clips. (Yes, I'm going to … Continue reading TMac on economic growth
Not everyone may be aware that the "long form" of the Census was actually separated from the rest of the Census questionnaire after the 2000 Census. This was done in an effort to provide more timely information in between the Census taken every ten years. Last week, the American Community Survey (ACS) results for 2010 … Continue reading Your demographic pulse
Regardless of your political persuasion, you've gotta admit this video is pretty funny.
My Congressman, Robert Hurt, had a recess in August, along with the rest of Congress. He decided not to have town hall meetings with all his constituents, but to drive down a highway in the extreme southern portion of the district, Route 58. To be fair, there was also a "Route 29 Tour" Where I … Continue reading Is Robert Hurt afraid of his constituents?
Saturday is Moving Planet Day and a group of local citizens are planning to gather at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for a rally to oppose offshore drilling. Details: Citizens of Virginia Beach to Call on Lawmakers to Reject Offshore Drilling Rally one of thousands across the globe calling for move away from fossil fuels Virginia … Continue reading Saturday rally against offshore drilling
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