From the left: Obama is just like Bush
From the right: Obama is a Socialist
You catch my drift?
Here’s the thing… you may have a large megaphone, but you’re still one person. Democratic/progressive bloggers aren’t “the left.” Right now, if you’re reading many of the leading national political blogs on the left (DailyKos, AMERICAblog, FireDogLake, etc.), you’d […]

Ken Cuccinelli speaking in Stafford Regional Airport, bragging about his opposition to ALL collective bargaining:

Yeah, here’s the thing about that:
In the United States, the National Labor Relations Act (1935) covers most collective agreements in the private sector. This act makes it illegal for employers to discriminate, spy on, harass, or terminate the employment of workers […]

Newt Gingrich, John Warner, putting the word “tax” at the end of every noun in the English language. This is not your father’s Republican Party….it’s your grandfather’s.
h/t Wonkette

Just back from drinks with the Deeds campaign at the Liberty Tavern in Arlington. Bloggers such as myself, Lowell Feld from Blue Virginia, Bryan Scrafford from Left of the Hill, Ken Bernstein from Blue Commonwealth, and Ben Tribbett from Not Larry Sabato chatted with members of the campaign about the upcoming general election. We were […]

This one shows Deeds up 42%-38%.
If you look at the internals, it’s even better. Lowell at Blue Virginia has a good rundown of those numbers. Deeds is way ahead among Independents, Gov. Kaine has a 66% approval rating, and McDonnell has little to show for the millions he’s already spent in NoVA.
When a candidate, in […]

Not only was his win here over Hillary Clinton one of his most impressive victories of all the state primaries and caucuses last year, but Barack Obama was the first Democrat to carry the state in the general election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. And it was no accident. Ignoring the critics (you know who […]

In an effort to replace Sen. John Chichester in 2007 with a more conservative Republican, the Stafford County GOP held a firehouse primary where voters had to sign a loyalty oath saying they’d vote for the eventual nominee. This was supposed to ensure a very conservative nominee since Chichester has always depended on the support […]

Krystal Ball, who has been endorsed by the Fredericksburg Democratic Committee as a candidate in the 1st Congressional District, will be holding her first public event this weekend:
Krystal is kicking off her campaign for Congress tomorrow with a family friendly picnic. Join us at Pratt Park from noon to 3pm for food, activities, and information […]