A new SurveryUSA poll shows Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) leading Republican Morgan Griffith 52-39 in Virginia’s 9th district.  The poll shows, “Among men, the contest is tied; among women, Boucher leads by 25 points. 1 in 4 Republicans cross over to vote for the Democrat. Independents split. Those with favorable opinions of the Tea Party [...]

“If it really is a 23-percentage-point margin, we may run out of adjectives for what November has in store for us,” jokes Jim Geraghty at National Review Online. Geraghty is referring to a new SurveyUSA poll that shows state Senator Robert Hurt (R-VA) leading Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) 58-35.  The poll shows, “Among men, Hurt [...]

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced today that he will not be joining Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) and the House Tea Party Caucus.  Cantor declined to join because he sees the tea party movement as more of an grass-roots movement rather than a Washington entity, “I met with several of groups that operated under that moniker [...]

Republican candidate Scott Rigell has put an additional $500k of his own money into his campaign to unseat Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA) in Virginia’s 2nd district.  That brings the total amount Rigell has loaned to his campaign to $1.4 million.  However, Rigell did spend a good portion of that money to win a crowded Republican [...]

Among Virginia’s most vulnerable Congressional Democrats, freshman incumbent Tom Perriello in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District leads the pack of those who should be shown the door in 2010. Unfortunately recent fundraising totals paint a bleak picture for the Republican nominee Robert Hurt. Can Hurt Beat Perriello? Yes, but he certainly has a tough road ahead. He must solidify the conservative [...]

Re-posted from RX Roundtable Now that Congress has rammed through health reform, several Members, including Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), serving the 11th district,  have wasted no time identifying another program to “reform,” broken or not. Unfortunately, it seems that the Federal Employees Health Benefit’s Program (FEHBP) has landed in their crosshairs in the form of [...]

Virginia’s 2nd district is turning into one of the most expensive races in Virginia.  Incumbent Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA) has already banked $1.27 million, while raising $320,219 last quarter.  His opponent, Republican Scott Rigell, is out raising him, but also out spending him.  In the last quarter Rigell raised $374,559, but Daily Press is reporting [...]

John Casteen is stepping down from UVa’s presidency Aug. 1, when he will retire and University of Michigan Provost Teresa Sullivan will take the helm. Reflecting upon his 20 years as UVa’s president, Casteen says the university has not quite achieved the heights he’d hoped, but it has maintained its rank among the nation’s top 25 [...]

This central Virginia contest is a microcosm of competitive races nationwide that will determine whether Republicans pick up the 40 House seats they need to regain a majority in the 435-seat House after four years out of power. Perriello like scores of fellow Democrats is pressed to defend his votes for health care and carbon [...]

Aides to Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell have been meeting behind closed doors with alcohol retailers and wholesalers, public safety officials and faith-based groups to come up with a way to fulfill one of the governor’s most notable campaign promises: privatizing the state’s liquor stores. For the state’s ailing transportation network, it would mean a jolt [...]