Category: Virginia

West office opening 7/30

Please Join Gary West House of Delegates Candidate, District 94 With Local Elected Officials, Candidates, and Campaign Staff For Office Opening Party Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 5pm-8pm At West for Delegate Campaign Headquarters: Teagle Building, 2nd Floor 12284 Warwick Blvd, Suite 2-H Newport News, VA 23606 ___________________________ Contact: manager@garywestfordelegate.com or (757) 874-0492 Campaign Contributions: … Continue reading West office opening 7/30 →

Shannon calls on Cuccinelli to respond to Crabhill remarks

Democratic AG candidate Steve Shannon held a press telephone conference this afternoon. (Due to other commitments, I was unable to participate.) Based on his press release (below the fold), Shannon asked Republican AG candidate Ken Cuccinelli to respond to the remarks offered by Catherine Crabhill, the Republican candidate in the 99th House of Delegates district. … Continue reading Shannon calls on Cuccinelli to respond to Crabhill remarks →

Happy birthday, Joe!

Happy birthday to Delegate Joe Bouchard! Today he turns 55.  In honor of his birthday, the campaign is asking for donations of $55. Wish him a happy birthday yourself by sending him a few bucks. I'm sure he'd be grateful for any amount that you can give.

6/30/09 Financial reports – local House races

July 15 was the filing deadline for financial reports for the period 5/28 - 6/30. These reports are now available at Virginia Public Access Project. Here's a rundown on the local House races, including a couple of additional races since my last post on this.  (Note: * indicates incumbent.) Since there are so many races, … Continue reading 6/30/09 Financial reports – local House races →

New Rasmussen poll: McDonnell 44%, Deeds 41%

Rasmussen has released a new Virginia gubernatorial poll today which shows Republican Bob McDonnell at 44% and Democrat Creigh Deeds at 41%.  The money quote: The key to Deeds’ fortunes in November may prove to be how President Obama is viewed by voters in the state. Um yeah. It's called being a Virginia Democrat.

RT gets McDonnell on jobs

The Roanoke Times has an interesting editorial on Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell. The subtitle says it all: Check the record. Bob McDonnell voted to strip a job fund he now calls vital. Go on over and read the whole thing. McDonnell really should explain himself. Yep. And we hope he will.

Hearing on Scott bill today

The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security of the House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing today at 3pm on Rep. Bobby Scott's Youth Promise Act. Thanks to Lauren Victoria Burke of CREW of 42 for the tip! She's keeping up with all of the legislation put forth by the Congressional Black … Continue reading Hearing on Scott bill today →

Wakeup call

Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press has up a post asking what is going on with Virginia Democrats. What he said was what I alluded to in my post almost a month ago. It's more than just money - and we'll see that with tomorrow's report filings. There seems to be lethargy almost everywhere. … Continue reading Wakeup call →

I wish people could read

I was about to respond to a post about the Governor's plan to provide loans of up to $500 to state employees and then decided my response would be too long.  Let me start with a link to the Governor's news release about the program.  Now, a few quotes from it: The pilot program, a … Continue reading I wish people could read →