Not Larry Sabato (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I see the WaPo and WahhhTimes have both taken directly from Dave Marsden's press release that he worked for both Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner as Director of Juvenile Justice. VERY misleading. Warner had decided to replace with can the...
Fishersville Mike (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Come January, I'll be living in a state with a Republican as governor - something I've only done for 10 of my 47 years. How about this crew - Spiro Agnew in Maryland, Carroll Campbell in South Carolina, Arch Moore in West Virginia and George Allen and Jim Gilmore in Virginia. Bob McDonnell joins the mix, and Virginia Republicans are happy. They're also happy in New Jersey, with Chris Christie planning...
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
From Republican Party of Virginia.... Tuesday night’s electoral results represent a new record for candidates for governor in Virginia. According to UVA’s Center for Politics, the more than 1.1 million votes cast for Bob McDonnell are the most in the history of the Commonwealth. George Allen, by the way, was the first candidate to surpass one million votes. The comparative totals are: 2009...
EconoSpeak (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Before anybody makes too much of the gubernatorial election results in Virginia, whether from the Right that this is a Warning Shot to Obama or from the Left that Creigh Deeds just did not hew to the Obama line enough, everyone should keep in mind the contrary record of Virginia since the main part of the old Byrd machine that used to run the state switched from the Democratic to the Republican parties...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – Buoyed by support from independent voters and lingering concerns over the state of the economy, Virginians elected Republican Bob McDonnell the 71st governor of the Commonwealth on Tuesday. Republicans managed a sweep of the state’s top three offices for the first time since 1997, when Jim Gilmore helmed the ticket for the [...]
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Room is darkened ... video being shown of Bob McDonnell campaigning over the past months. SHAUN KENNEY HAS WON Board of Supervisors position in Fluvanna!!! It was a stealth campaign ... a win for the Jeffersoniad Bloggers. Beach balls are now being bounced around the room over the heads of supporters ... music is pulsating ... video is going. DJ McGuire lost his bid for Board of Supervisors in Spotsylvania....
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Republican Bob McDonnell has been elected governor of Virgina, defeating Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds, according to media reports based on ballot counts and exit polls. McDonnell, a former state attorney general, is the first Republican to win the job since Jim Gilmore won in 1997. McDonnell, 55, has strong conservative credentials, but ran as a moderate in a state...
SLANTblog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Unless one wants to blow off a heap of opinion polls, it appears likely Democrats in Virginia are going to get a real thumping on Tuesday. It would be easy to dwell on what a disappointment Creigh Deeds’ campaign has been, with its awkwardness and rather negative-toned strategy. The professional political experts in that camp should loose their credentials and get another line of work. It would...
Republican Michigander (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Tuesday is the first semi-major election day since Mr. Obama and his people took over Washington. There are no federal races outside of the special election in New York's 23rd district, however, so other dynamics besides the federal issues do matter. The biggest ones to watch are Virginia and New Jersey. Their state elections are Tuesday. Virginia usually shifts opposite of the white house in its state...
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Governor Jim Gilmore has posted his remarks on America's financial crisis at his Virginia Patriot blog. Check them out here: Governor Gilmore’s remarks on America’s Financial Crisis .
Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Chairman Michael Steele of the Republican National Committee is making his second swing through Virginia in a week, this time, traveling with all three statewide office-seekers (Bob McDonnell, governor; Bill Bolling, lieutenant governor; and, Ken Cuccinelli, attorney general) as they barnstorm the commonwealth one final time to seal the deal with Virginia voters. On Tuesday, November 3, Virginia will...
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Bob McDonnell, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, has led in the polls since June and, if his 19-point lead in Tuesday's Survey USA poll is any indication, November 3 may be the first time since 1997 that Republicans sweep the Commonwealth's top three offices. Remember 1997? Jim Gilmore's 56%-to-43% coattails led to a sweep for Republicans, landing John Hager in the Lt. Governor spot and...
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
From Virginia Patriot blogger Gov. Jim Gilmore.... Friends, I am attaching here a guest column by Rick Brownell of New York, discussing President Obama's recent decision to terminate the U.S. Missile defense program in Eastern Europe. We all are watching the on-going terrorist dangers to the U.S., and this country's response in Afghanistan. We also are watching the President's hesitations. We also...
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Former Governor Jim Gimore waves to the crowd (left) as he is recognized at Saturday's Round-Up. The line-up of electeds and Party folks included former Lt. Gov. John Hager, former Governor Jim Gilmore, and RPV Chairman Pat Mullins. Gov. Gilmore (second from left - back to camera) talks with Round-Up attendees as Krisi Way looks on. Entertainment for the children was popular. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Cobb...
Vivian J. Paige (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Adam Rhew of NBC29 sat down with five Virginia governors and talked about a number of issues. (The video is available here.) Participating were current governor Tim Kaine and former governors Linwood Holton, Doug Wilder, George Allen and Jim Gilmore. The entire interview is worth a watch. One point that Wilder brought up is the effect [...]
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