Category: Virginia

Bouchard Summer All-Star series

Wow! Delegate Joe Bouchard is bringing in the heavy hitters - Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb! If you would like to attend, please email Jenn or call 757-226-0427

Women Choose Deeds event in NoVA Monday

Received via email: Monday Aug 10 10:30 AM Ernst Community Cultural Center NOVA Annandale 8333 Little River Turnpike Annandale, Va 22003 Please come to this event if you can (men welcome as beloved allies), or if you're not in the area, please sign up to get news from the Deeds campaign and find out what's … Continue reading Women Choose Deeds event in NoVA Monday →

Obama/Deeds rally in NoVA

I wasn't able to attend the Obama/Deeds rally in NoVA Thursday evening but Kenton Ngo was there and has his thoughts up. The best I can do is provide the remarks given by President Obama and our next governor, Creigh Deeds, both of which are below the fold. Image courtesy of New Dominion Project REMARKS … Continue reading Obama/Deeds rally in NoVA →

I saw a delegate candidate

I attended Norfolk's National Night Out celebration Tuesday evening. Saw a lot of people there that I hadn't seen in a while. The church where we gathered was literally overflowing with people - so much so that a lot of folks gathered outside, listening to the events inside over the loudspeakers. After the program, it … Continue reading I saw a delegate candidate →

Creigh Call Quickie: redistricting, uranium mining

I got a chance to chat with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds a bit ago. He's in the midst of his Deeds Country tour and I got tired just listening to all the stops he's making as well as those coming up 🙂 In our brief phone call, we talked about two issues: redistricting and … Continue reading Creigh Call Quickie: redistricting, uranium mining →

PPP: Few Obama’s voters disapprove

From the Public Policy Polling blog: It was the first time we've cross tested his approval ratings against respondents' self reported 2008 vote and we found that only 5% of people who voted for him disapprove of the job he's doing, equal to the 5% who didn't vote for him that do approve of the … Continue reading PPP: Few Obama’s voters disapprove →

More polling numbers from PPP

Public Policy Polling has released more data from its Virginia poll, which, if you didn't see yesterday, is available in this pdf. In today's release, PPP looks at the approval ratings of President Barack Obama, Governor Tim Kaine and Senator Mark Warner. Only the latter maintains his approval rating. Obama is at 42%, down from … Continue reading More polling numbers from PPP →

ICYMI: From around Hampton Roads

Conviction overturned. Dustin Turner, convicted of murder in 1995 but who has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, had his conviction overturned. A three-judge panel of the VA Supreme Court voted 2-1. Whether this will be appealed to the full court remains to the seen. Turner remains in jail. DPVA FOIAs records on Hamilton/ODU. The Democratic Party … Continue reading ICYMI: From around Hampton Roads →