Last night Jhana Porter hosted a celebration at her home in Stafford that was only made possible because of people like her. When Democrats gather in Hampton next weekend to elect 18 at-large Obama delegates, I strongly urge them to consider Jhana.

According to Marc Ambinder:
Sen. Barack Obama will formally begin his presidential campaign with stops in Virginia on Thursday.
I’ll post more details when I get them.
UPDATE:
THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Bristol, VA
TOWN HALL MEETING WITH BARACK OBAMA
Virginia High School
1200 Long Crescent Dr.
Bristol, VA 24201
 
The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is REQUIRED. To obtain […]

This was taken near Union Square in Manhattan.

h/t Andrew Sullivan

Here’s a report from the Free Lance-Star’s Emily Battle, as well as one from Shawn O’Donnell.
According to Battle, Warner bought a bumpersticker at Goolrick’s Pharmacy that said: If You Don’t Vote, Don’t Whine. Amen.

Good luck Gilmore (you’re gonna need it).

Many local Democrats are of the opinion that VA House Speaker Bill Howell would be vulnerable in next year’s elections if a serious challenger stepped up. Especially with the recent transportation disaster and voter dissatisfaction with Richmond in general. Stranger things have happened. Just ask voters in Tom Foley or Denny Hastert’s districts.
And allegations like this certainly […]

Sen. John McCain says the reason he opposes Sen. Jim Webb’s G.I. Bill is because, according to a study, it would decrease troop retention rates by 16%. According to that same exact study, the bill would increase troop levels by……16%!
What do you expect from a guy who thinks Al Qaeda is in Iran, has to be […]

After Del. Albert Pollard won the special election in the 99th last February to fill Rep. Rob Wittman’s old seat, he was sworn in the very next day. But because it was so late in the session, Speaker Bill Howell did not assign Pollard to any committees…until now.
Due to Del. Pollard’s extensive background in agricultural and enviornmental […]

Tim Craig has a thought-provoking post up on his blog asking what to look for at this weekend’s GOP Senate nominating convention. Former Gov. Jim Gilmore says he has the delegates, but Del. Bob Marshall seems fairly confident in his chances.
Mark Warner is practically a lock to win the seat in November, quality candidates like […]

Tim Craig has a thought-provoking post up on his blog about what to look for at this weekend’s GOP Senate nominating convention. Former Gov. Jim Gilmore says he has the delegates, but Del. Bob Marshall seems fairly confident in his chances.
Mark Warner is practically a lock to win the seat in November, quality candidates like […]