Category: Virginia

Presidential poll: Democrats leading in VA

SurveyUSA released a poll yesterday which shows the frontrunner Democratic candidates for president - Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards - leading the frontrunner Republican candidates - Rudy Giulani, Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney.   Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani 44/50 45/46 43/48 Thompson 43/50 47/45 39/49 Romney 38/53 38/50 33/52 As you can see, … Continue reading Presidential poll: Democrats leading in VA →

“Legislative GOP propose property tax cut already in works”

The above is the headline of an AP story by Bob Lewis available here. I couldn't have come up with a better one myself 🙂 House and Senate Republicans proposed a property tax break Monday for homeowners - legislation already in the pipeline that was initially offered two years ago by Democratic Gov. Timothy M. … Continue reading “Legislative GOP propose property tax cut already in works” →

Pesky Dillon Rule

The front page of Sunday's Virginian-Pilot contained a story about the abandoned homes in South Hampton Roads older cities, Norfolk and Portsmouth. Abandoned homes decrease surrounding property values and are magnets for crime. The ability of the cities to address the problem is hampered by that old standby, the Dillon Rule: Wilmington, Del., has reduced … Continue reading Pesky Dillon Rule →

Quayle misses AARP forum

Friday, there was a forum sponsored by the AARP. Legislative candidates from all over the area were invited to get input from AARP members and leaders on the issue of healthcare, a major concern for everyone, but seniors in particular. Democratic challenger Steve Heretick was there, but incumbent Senator Fred Quayle was not. Now, seniors … Continue reading Quayle misses AARP forum →

Candidates’ forum

A few pictures from yesterday's candidates' forum. The event was sponsored by Bank Street Baptist Church.           From left to right, Joe Bouchard, delegate candidate in the 83rd, Bobby Mathieson, delegate candidate in the 21st, Mick Meyer, delegate candidate in the 78th, and Ralph Northam, senate candidate in the 6th.

John Miller must be doing something right

Otherwise, he wouldn't be the subject of attacks 🙂 I mentioned in an earlier post that John Miller raised $157,669 in cash for the July/August reporting period. Wednesday's Daily Press had an article about it, saying that he raised five times as much as his opponent. Miller's financial report runs 31 pages and boasts 464 … Continue reading John Miller must be doing something right →

Kaine: what’s next?

Perhaps a move out of politics: Kaine said he doesn't see a next political office that aligns with his mission of community building. Something enticing may arise, but when Kaine's term ends in January 2010, he will focus on a role in racial and ethnic reconciliation... Interesting. Which begs the question: are politics and community … Continue reading Kaine: what’s next? →

The real scoop on Troy Farlow

Apparently, someone has it in for Troy Farlow, the Democratic candidate for the open seat in the 96th House of delegates district. I've heard that the documents linked on Too Conservative have been shopped around to a number of media outlets. Is this a case of the blogs taking on a story that the MSM … Continue reading The real scoop on Troy Farlow →

More on Northam

Ralph Northam, the next senator from the 6th district, has more than a $140,000 cash advantage over incumbent Nick Rerras, now that Rerras has filed his reports. According to the SBE (not yet available on vpap), Rerras has $239,814 on hand while Northam has the aforementioned $380,000 - actually, $380,678. On top of the money, … Continue reading More on Northam →