The Virginian Pilot believes that campaign contributions by corporations and unions should be limited. Interesting combination, don't you think? So which candidates agree? Click on the graphic to find out 🙂 (Graphic credit: The Virginian Pilot) On a related note, the Pilot's editorial today talks about campaign audits (a question asked of the candidates earlier) … Continue reading Where the candidates stand: campaign money
Category: Virginia
Candidate profiles in the 78th House
Today's Virginian Pilot featured candidate profiles in the 78th House District - Republican incumbent John Cosgrove and Democratic challenger Mick Meyer.
Predictions on Pilot endorsements
The Virginian Pilot will be announcing their endorsements over the next few days in the eight competitive races we have here in South Hampton Roads. Two things to remember: The Pilot is biased in favor of incumbents. A challenger has to answer why the incumbent should be fired and why s/he should be hired. Missing … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements
Who is NOT running in the 1st?
With the death of Jo Ann Davis, the race on the Republican side for her 1st Congressional district seat is on. About seven or eight people have declared their intentions, including the infamous Dick Black, who is said to have gotten an apartment in the district in order to run. But the name missing from … Continue reading Who is NOT running in the 1st?
Pilot endorsements are coming
The Virginian Pilot announced this morning a slight change in its endorsement policy: no longer will they endorse in presidential races. Um, OK. But what they really wanted to do in their op-ed was remind folks of how they do their endorsements. We make no secret of our bias for candidates who fit the pragmatic, … Continue reading Pilot endorsements are coming
Bring on Gilmore
Truthfully, I expected Tom Davis to step aside once the Republicans decided on a convention instead of a primary in choosing their nominee for the Senate seat of retiring Senator John Warner. Chris Cilizza reports that he's hearing that Davis could announce as much this week. That leaves former governor Jim Gilmore as the likely … Continue reading Bring on Gilmore
Where the candidates stand: campaign audits
Hmm - this is a good issue, but certainly not one that is on most people's radar. Perhaps that's why The Virginian Pilot put it in the paper on a Monday 🙂 And yes, I intend to email the Giffin campaign to try to find out why he is the only candidate against audits of … Continue reading Where the candidates stand: campaign audits
And it’s Miller in the 1st
If that headline looks familiar, then it's because it is 🙂 I used that headline when announcing John Miller's selection as the Democratic nominee about 3 1/2 months ago. It is appropriate again today as he received the endorsement of The Daily Press. There's a choice on Nov. 6, and it could not be more … Continue reading And it’s Miller in the 1st
Where the candidates stand: payday lending
Another good issue to look at, The Virginian Pilot today shows the candidates' stand on payday lending. For those who are unfamiliar, Virginia has a limit on interest rates of 36% - except for payday lenders, who are allowed to charge rates approaching 400%. (The statute allows for a fee of $15 per $100 borrowed.) … Continue reading Where the candidates stand: payday lending
Where the candidates stand: redistricting
Today's sidebar on the op-ed page of The Virginian Pilot addressed the issue of redistricting. This is, of course, an issue that is more important than a lot of people realize, and was a topic of discussion at the Norfolk Drinking Liberally gathering earlier this week. I addressed the details of this in an earlier … Continue reading Where the candidates stand: redistricting
