According to SWAC Girl, there were some interesting signs on the road to The Homestead for Saturday's debate between Senate candidates and former governors Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore: The Washington Post blog has the backstory: apparently, a Republican who supports Warner put the signs up. A lot of my neighbors are Republicans. But some … Continue reading I suspect I’ll be seeing some of these in my neighborhood
Category: Virginia
Gilmore: “Baloney!”
Too funny! Man, I wish I could have been at The Homestead today.
Another campaign in trouble?
I saw this earlier in the week and forgot to post about it until I was reminded of it in a comment on my earlier post on the 1st CD. Seems the 4th CD Democratic candidate also has, um, issues. According to Thursday's PilotOnline, both the campaign manager and the finance director for Andrea Miller … Continue reading Another campaign in trouble?
Warner/Gilmore debate
The first debate of the season between these two former governors who are vying for the open US Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of John Warner took place this morning at the Homestead. As I was a bit busy with another item today (more on that later), I was looking forward to the … Continue reading Warner/Gilmore debate
Rove appearance draws protest
Karl Rove came to Virginia Beach today for a fundraiser for Congresswoman Thelma Drake. His appearance drew a group of about 40 protesters, according to this PilotOnline article. The protesters held a mock trial for Rove, a portion of which appears in the video here. Earlier this week, Democratic Delegates Bobby Mathieson and Joe Bouchard … Continue reading Rove appearance draws protest
Fredericksburg Dems want 1st CD candidate Hummel to withdraw
According to The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg Democrats want 1st Congressional District candidate Dr. Keith Hummel, who suspended his campaign two weeks ago, to withdraw: Wednesday night, the Fredericksburg Democratic committee unanimously passed a resolution asking chairwoman Amy La Marca to "immediately write Dr. Keith Hummel demanding his immediate withdrawal as the nominee." The committee also … Continue reading Fredericksburg Dems want 1st CD candidate Hummel to withdraw
Enough, already!
I have long argued that a primary battle between Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran was a bad idea and have been calling for the DPVA leadership to step in and settle it before it gets out of hand. Well, it's gotten out of hand. The emails and public comments made as the result of the … Continue reading Enough, already!
Warner’s latest ad: Energy
And in case you missed it, Warner announced raising nearly $3 million in the second quarter, with about 81% of the individual donors being Virginia residents. A summary of his filing can be seen here (pdf).
Kaine for VP?
When Tim Kaine was running for governor in 2005, as is normal, they did a fly-around the weekend before Election Day. Traveling with Kaine was Barack Obama. Truth be told, at their appearance in Norfolk, people were much more enamoured with Kaine than they were with the junior Senator from Illinois. In February 2007, Kaine … Continue reading Kaine for VP?
OTR 07/13: Persian Gulf, sailing
This Sunday's On the Record will feature Steve Yetiv, who teaches political science at ODU and is the author of several books on our policy and practices in the Persian Gulf. Yetiv joins host Joel Rubin to discuss our relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other nations in the Gulf and whether the war … Continue reading OTR 07/13: Persian Gulf, sailing
