One of my readers sent me a copy of the letter she sent to Bishop Gerald Glenn regarding his recent "endorsement" of George Allen. As mentioned previously, the Bishop's endorsement had a caveat: that Allen stop attacking Webb. I don't know if the Bishop has withdrawn his support of Allen, but given that he ran … Continue reading Letter to Bishop Glenn
Category: Virginia
DSCC jumps into VA Senate race
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has decided to invest $1 million in the Virginia Senate race. The following ad will be shown in Hampton Roads, Richmond and Northern Virginia.
Final Webb/Allen debate
For many Virginians, last night's final debate between Republican incumbent Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb was the first opportunity to see the candidates together. I had one at my house last night. She is not a political junkie, like those among the blogsphere, but she is a newspaper reader and therefore, pretty … Continue reading Final Webb/Allen debate
VP: Monday questions for the candidates
Today's question: Some units from Hampton Roads have been deployed two or three times and sailors now are being sent to do the jobs of soldiers. Can our armed forces keep this up? The responses: George Allen Jim Webb Thelma Drake Phil Kellam
Local coverage of Senate debate
Tonight, the last of the three scheduled debates between incumbent Republican Senator George Allen and Democratic challenger Jim Webb will be broadcast live at 8pm. In Hampton Roads, the debate will be shown on WTKR Channel 3, WAVY Channel 10, WVEC Channel 13, WHRO Channel 15 and CSPAN (check local listings). The debate is sponsored … Continue reading Local coverage of Senate debate
VP: Sunday question for the candidates
The Virginian-Pilot started a 4-day series today of questions for the candidates for Senate and the 2nd Congressional district. Today's question: The country has been at war in Iraq for three years. To achieve victory, what remains to be done? And what does our nation owe the people of Iraq? The candidate's answers: George Allen: … Continue reading VP: Sunday question for the candidates
On the Record appearance
Video coming soon for those who missed it 😉
Why blog?
This morning, I, along with Eric Baker from VCA, recorded a segment for On the Record with Joel Rubin. The show will air Sunday at 10:30AM on WVEC. In the chitchat both before and afterwards (too bad you had to leave, Eric), one of the questions was why blog? What makes us put the time … Continue reading Why blog?
Another day, another poll
Reuters and Zogby have teamed up to look at Senate races. The Reuters/Zogby surveys were conducted from Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 2006, and included at least 600 live telephone interviews with likely voters in 10 states. The margin of error in each of the polls is +/- 4.1 percentage points. The latest Virginia poll shows incumbent … Continue reading Another day, another poll
Dean on the black vote
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean spoke to the DNC's African American Leadership summit and said that no longer could the party sit back and wait until 3 weeks before the election to ask minorities for their vote. "In many ways, the Democratic Party hasn't moved itself out of the '60s and '70s," Dean said... … Continue reading Dean on the black vote
