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Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Congressman-elect Perriello Tom Perriello narrowly defeated Virgil Goode in Virginia's 5th district. If the party switch was the whole story, the word "change" would be an understatement for the shift that's taken place in this formerly blood-red district. Fortunately for all of us, the seat going from Republican to Democratic control pales in comparison to the substantive change Perriello...
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
When Mitchell Wade's lawyer used the fact that he had turned over corruption evidence against 5 members of Congress to plead for a reduced sentence, the response from all quarters was pretty much, "Who else besides Virgil Goode?" The first time I met Tom Perriello, the politically unconnected, idealistic young progressive who had decided to take on Goode, a deeply entrenched six-term fixture...
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Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
As expected, there will be a recount in the Virgil Goode vs. Tom Perriello: A recount of the votes requested by Rep. Virgil Goode in Virginia’s 5th District election is set for Dec. 16 and 17. Circuit Court Judge Timothy Sanner set the dates today for recounting the 315,000 votes cast Nov. 4 in which the Republican [...]
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Not Larry Sabato (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Congressman-Elect Tom Perriello announces a "Shop the 5th" website, encouraging people to help his district by shopping from merchants there during the holidays. Parts of this district are still having a very tough time economically, and this will go a...
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Republican Virgil Goode is calling for a recount. The nine-term Congressman trails Democrat Tom Perriello by 745 votes out of nearly 310,000 cast.And the battle to succeed eight-term GOP Rep. Deborah Pryce in Ohio's 15th Congressional District is headed to court. Republican Steve Stivers leads Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy by 149 votes out of nearly 260,000 cast. Ohio's state Supreme Court will...
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The Audacious Epigone (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
The WSJ op/ed board claims immigration restriction was a political loser for the GOP in the '08 election cycle : Virginia Republican Congressman Virgil Goode's narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello became official last week, and it caps another bad showing for immigration restrictionists. For the second straight election, incumbent Republicans who attempted to turn illegal immigration into a...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Democrat Charlie Brown conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock on Wednesday in their hard-fought race for California's 4th District House seat, leaving only four House races still unsettled.
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Facing South (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
If you ever listen to AM talk radio, you know that immigration is one of the hottest hot-button issues for the political right. But as the Wall Street Journal notes, immigration hard-liners were big losers in the 2008 elections -- especially in the South : Virginia Republican Congressman Virgil Goode's narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello became official last week, and it caps another bad showing...
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The Thunder Run (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
... the Mumbai massacre. () - Virginia Republican Congressman Virgil Goode's narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello became official last week, and it caps another bad showing for immigration restrictionists. For the second straight election, incumbent Republicans who attempted to turn illegal immigration into a wedge issue fared poorly. () - Top Palestinian negotiators with Israel said Monday...
