Heretick interview on local radio

Take a look at this video clip of 13th Senate district Democratic candidate Steve Heretick. Yeah - I know it's radio, but they videotaped it 🙂 The Frick and Frack Radio Show airs weekly on Tuesday nights from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on WHAP1340 AM. Technorati Tags: Steve Heretick

The race in the 1st CD

The race for the seat in the 1st Congressional District, made necessary by the death of Rep. Jo Ann Davis, has heated up. The special election will be held December 11. With eleven announced candidates on the Republican side, I had planned to attend their convention (it is open to the public) because I figured … Continue reading The race in the 1st CD →

Pilot video voter guide up, elections channel updated

Better late than never, I guess. With the election less than a week away, PilotOnline now has up videos of the candidates answering questions. You can see the videos here. And the elections channel has been updated, although the top of the page still says that video interviews are "coming soon." Click on a candidate's … Continue reading Pilot video voter guide up, elections channel updated →

Northam News

In two separate articles today, our next Senator from the 6th district, Ralph Northam, was viewed favorably. Coming down from Washington to cover the race was the Washington Times' Seth McLaughlin, who I ran into yesterday morning at the LWV forum. From his article, I see that Seth made the rounds in Norfolk, talking to … Continue reading Northam News →

O’Donnell not running in the 1st CD

This just in: Fellow Democrats, Delegates attending the upcoming convention on Saturday, November 10th should have a choice from at least four candidates for Democratic nominee seeking to represent the 1st CD in the upcoming Special Election to be held December 11th. I will not seek, nor do I wish to be nominated as a … Continue reading O’Donnell not running in the 1st CD →

New Miller ad: Warner

Check out this new ad from our soon-to-be Senator from the 1st District, John Miller. Vote John Miller, November 6. Technorati Tags: John Miller, Mark Warner

Simple answer to gun show loophole

The City of Hampton has come up with a simple answer to the gun show loophole: don't allow unlicensed dealers at gun shows. As this editorial from The Daily Press points out: Hampton requires promoters who want to sponsor gun shows at its facilities to bring in only licensed dealers. And to make things simple, … Continue reading Simple answer to gun show loophole →

Bouchard: port security expert

The Virginian Pilot has run the occasional "ad watch" column in which they look at a piece of mail and try to determine if the ad is accurate. Saturday, they looked at an ad put out by Chris Stolle which attacked Joe Bouchard on port security. If you recall, there was considerable controversy surrounding the … Continue reading Bouchard: port security expert →

Pilot endorses Bouchard, Mathieson

The Virginian Pilot announced its endorsements in the Virginia Beach races this morning, choosing Joe Bouchard in the 83rd and Bobby Mathieson in the 21st. On Bouchard: For years now, Bouchard has been a persuasive but quiet voice guiding deliberations on the biggest regional issues — the port, the future of Oceana Naval Air Station, … Continue reading Pilot endorses Bouchard, Mathieson →