Lee Diamond, Lowell Feld, and Josh Chernilla have all decided to back Terry McAuliffe for Governor in the Democratic primary. These are the same gentlemen who drafted Jim Webb to run for the U.S. Senate 3 years ago. McAuliffe was supposed to be the ultimate “insider” candidate who would be crushed at the grassroots level […]
from Deeds for Virginia:
Creigh Deeds, a Democratic candidate for Governor, will travel to Fredericksburg today to appear at the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s “State of the Chamber” candidate forum. At the forum, Creigh will lay out his vision for Virginia’s economic future.
Bob Gibson, Executive Director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University […]
Big, big news from the SCDC:
The SDC is pleased to announce that Congressman Gerry Connolly will deliver the keynote address at our First Annual Stafford JJ Dinner! The FINAL deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, March 11, 2009. A limited number of tickets remain; as such, we will make these tickets available while supplies last.
The Stafford […]
Good news. The Culpeper Star-Exponent has joined the Free Lance-Star in opposition to building a Wal-Mart right next to one of the most historic locations in the commonwealth.
Speaking of history, a major corporation is threatening a renowned Civil War battlefield. The Wilderness, where Gens. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant matched wits in 1864, was […]
So says the one Democrat in the House of Delegates who voted against the budget last week:
A week ago last Saturday, the General Assembly passed a two year budget that was remarkably similar to what Governor Tim Kaine proposed in December. This was despite an additional $800 million shortfall from the January numbers that got […]
Forty-four years ago, the very idea of pairing Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former Gov. George Wallace, and Eric Holder, the nation’s first African-American Attorney General, could get you lynched in Alabama.
AP:
Wallace’s daughter endorsed Barack Obama for president last fall, but she and Holder had never met until Sunday. But the ties between them go back […]
At a May 16 convention, two Republican women will compete for the right to lose to Albert Pollard in the 99th House District in November. The first, Lee Ann Washington, already lost once to Pollard. She said her priorities are “personal responsibility, family values and the public display of the 10 Commandments.” You know, all the […]
With only days left in the 2009 session, Mark Cole wanted to remind people what the Party of Lincoln™ thinks about equal rights in the 21st century.
Assembly Access:
House Joint Resolution 994, which commends Equality Virginia on its 20th anniversary, was pulled from the uncontested block of resolutions this afternoon by Del. Mark Cole – presumably […]
Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. GOP strategist Nicole Wallace says that right now the Republican Party is like American Idol during the auditions when the singers are really, really terrible.
So on that note, I give you this sneak preview of the next GOP response to President Obama’s State of the Union:
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Confirming rumors that have been swirling the past couple of days, George Schwartz is out as a candidate in the 28th House District.
