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Virginia Politics 2010

Two New Polls Show Hurt Leading Perriello

There are two new polls out that show state Senator Robert Hurt (R) leading incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) in VA-5, although the leads differ. The poll conducted by the firm SurveyUSA for WDBJ News in Roanoke, shows Hurt leading Perriello 65 to 31, with Independent candidate Jeffery Clark receiving 2 percent. While a poll Read more »

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 73120 comments2010-09-02+18%3A14%3A53Chris
Rigell To Engage In 2nd Debate With Nye

Despite the threatening weather, Republican candidate Scott Rigell will debate incumbent Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA) tonight at the Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk at 7:00 pm. The debate will be moderated by local CBS affiliate WTKR-3 reporter, Barbara Ciara. I like the comment from Linda Baylis Spence on Rigell’s Facebook post about the debate, Read more »

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Video: Breakdown of Virginia’s Redistricting

Here is Jeff Schapiro of The Richmond Times-Dispatch rundown of Virginia’s redistricting process. via The Richmond Times Dispatch

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 73011 comment2010-09-02+15%3A17%3A49Chris

In Targeting Murkowski, Tea Party Chooses Wisely

Nate Silver has a new article complimenting the tea party on the wise decision to challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). If you hadn’t heard, Murkowski conceded this morning to tea party backed candidate Joe Miller in Alaska’s Republican primary. Silver explains that Murkowski is by no means a liberal, but she has not always followed Read more »

Posted on 1st Sep 2010 72610 comments2010-09-01+15%3A10%3A27Chris

Next On Greenpeace’s Enemy List: Facebook

Greenpeace has started a campaign to try and get Facebook to stop using coal at its new data center. Crunchgear warns that Greenpeace often uses attention-seeking pranks to get their point across, so Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should watch out. Not related, but Greenpeace may have the most obnoxious street teams around. Read more from Read more »

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 73180 comments2010-09-02+19%3A46%3A42Chris
Rick Scott Shuns Mobile In Running Mate Announcement

In 2008, Obama famously sent a text message announcing Joe Biden would be his running mate. Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott (R) decided to forgo the mobile route and announced his choice for Lieutenant Governor by e-mail. Vince Harris, senior web consultant for the Scott campaign, explained, “Email ‘still king’ when it comes to fundraising Read more »

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 73080 comments2010-09-02+17%3A26%3A43Chris
Could Gmail’s Priority Inbox Improve Political Emails?

I love this. Nancy Sola of TechPresident has a quote from creative director Elliot Ross about Gmail’s Priority Inbox impact on political e-mails: “The key to getting into the priority inbox is relevance. The user is now actively teaching filters what they want to read, so every mailing should be as useful and engaging as Read more »

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 72961 comment2010-09-02+14%3A32%3A15Chris

Hilarious Chuck Norris Video From NRA: Register To Vote

Hahaha. The National Rifle Association is about the last place I would expect a video like this to come from.

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 73150 comments2010-09-02+18%3A45%3A50Chris
The GOP’s Colorado Divide

Re-posted from The American Spectator By: Ford O’Connell and Steve Pearson Republicans head into the stretch run of this campaign season with a chance to make major gains in Colorado. But if an amicable solution to a tense intraparty divide at the top of the ticket is not resolved in a timely manner, the GOP Read more »

Posted on 2nd Sep 2010 72930 commentsThe+GOP%27s+Colorado+Divide2010-09-02+14%3A02%3A39Chris
Playing With Fire In Delaware

On Monday, the Tea Party Express announced that it would wade into the Delaware GOP Senate primary by funding a sizeable amount of television and radio advertising to support conservative Christine O’Donnell in her bid against Mike Castle. After the Tea Party Express demonstrated a keen eye for spotting opportunity and flying below the radar in Alaska, GOP loyalists Read more »

Posted on 1st Sep 2010 72720 commentsPlaying+With+Fire+In+Delaware2010-09-01+15%3A53%3A44Ford+and+Steve
Video: Obama’s Recovery Summer Vacation

New Heritage Foundation video: “President Obama’s Recovery Summer Vacation.” via The Heritage Foundation

Posted on 31st Aug 2010 72410 comments2010-08-31+18%3A27%3A44Chris