Last Sunday, Alice Marshall, the proprietor of GOTV, announced that she is closing up shop. If you take a look back thru her archives, you will find a wealth of information on grassroots organizing as conducted by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. I'm pretty sure (although I can't locate the link over there right now) … Continue reading Thanks to Alice
Category: Virginia
Melvin legislator-advocate of the year
Delegate Ken Melvin (D-80th) has been named the Legislator-Advocate of the year by the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. According to Thursday's Virginian Pilot, "Melvin's work on payday lending as well as the House Courts Committee merited the award." Melvin will be recognized at the 2007 Annual meeting of the organization, which will be … Continue reading Melvin legislator-advocate of the year
Moran: “Solutions Don’t Come With Party Label”
In response to George Allen's post-election commentary last week, Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran penned this article, which appeared in Sunday's Richmond Times Dispatch. Election Day is but a beginning. True leadership is not about winning elections, but about providing the government Virginians deserve. And these elections were a clear and ringing affirmation of the … Continue reading Moran: “Solutions Don’t Come With Party Label”
Help Forgit win
From the James City County Democratic Committee: WALK FOR PHILIP SATURDAY AT 10 We will be joining the Young Democrats to canvass in the city of Williamsburg Saturday morning. We will meet at 10 at Aromas Coffee House, 431 Prince George Street, just north of Merchants Square. Parking is available behind Aromas in the City … Continue reading Help Forgit win
JLARC looks at Pre-K
Governor Tim Kaine has proposed an expansion of the Pre-K initiative. Due to the expected budget shortfall of $641 million, concerns have been raised regarding costs of doing so. On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a draft (pdf) of their report on the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI). Apparently, a number … Continue reading JLARC looks at Pre-K
Women’s legislative roundtable pre-session meeting
On December 5, the Women's Legislative Roundtable will hold a pre-General Assembly session meeting. The event will be moderated by the League of Women Voters of Virginia. The morning session, which runs from 9:30am til noon, is free of charge. The luncheon session, from 12:15pm til 3pm, is $30 and requires registration by November 21. … Continue reading Women’s legislative roundtable pre-session meeting
The relevance of the political blogosphere
Jim Hoeft and Brian Kirwin over at Bearing Drift posted a joint piece on their take on the relevance of the blogosphere. Now that I've had time to rest after last week's elections, I re-read the post and was about to post a response over there but decided it was just too long. While there … Continue reading The relevance of the political blogosphere
On redistricting
Back in June, when I first put up my 21/51 page, I explained the implications of it in this post. In the aftermath of Tuesday's elections, the editorial boards of The Virginian Pilot and The Washington Post each weighed in in favor of removing the drawing of the lines from the party in charge and … Continue reading On redistricting
OTR 11/11: Post-election analysis
This Sunday's On the Record will feature post-election analysis. Host Joel Rubin will be joined by retiring Virginia Beach Republican delegate Leo Wardrup, CNU Political Science professor Quentin Kidd, and yours truly 😉 Catch the show Sunday at 10:30am on WVEC. If you miss the airing, it will be available on the website on Monday.
Statements on yesterday’s elections
From DPVA Chairman C. Richard Cranwell: This election represents a huge victory for progress. It was a tremendous day, both for Virginia and the Democratic Party. There is a message in this campaign for Richmond. Voters are sick and tired of obstructionism and rigid ideology. They want leaders who will work with Governor Kaine to … Continue reading Statements on yesterday’s elections
