Inaugural website for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell
SWAC Girl (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The inaugural website for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's January 16, 2010, inauguration as Governor of Virginia....
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Gov.-elect McDonnell still working as lawyer
Commercial Insurance Knowledge (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Back in the spring, we told you that Bob McDonnell joined a law firm after resigning as state attorney general to run for governor. Bookmark To:
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Bob McDonnell’s Electoral Victory
Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Kate Obenshain Vice President, Young America’s Foundation ; Former RPV Chairman Try as they might, liberal pundits cannot explain away Bob McDonnell’s 18-point election victory over Creigh Deeds by saying that Virginia always elects governors who are not of the president’s party. That’s like saying Republicans win the presidency every time the Redskins win the preceding...
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A Governor McDonnell with Presidential Aspirations?
VB Dems (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
I read it on a blog somewhere and then last night at a Green Drinks event in Hampton, it turned up in a conversation. Bob McDonnell has presidential aspirations? Holy cow! He'll supposedly work to govern from the middle and leave the rightwing kook stuff (that he no less supports) to Cuccinelli. Hmmm... all the more reason to put forth our VB Dems legislative agenda to see exactly how moderate...
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Gov. Elect Bob Mac
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
WHY WE WIN! A letter from real America “ Hey there Boss, Just had to let you know about one of the joys of living in a small town and supporting a mid-major sports team. Yesterday we went to the final game of JMU ’s season and low and behold – who should also attend but Governor Elect Bob McDonnell! He has a son and daughter that attend here so it wasn’t entirely surprising....
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Bob McDonnell Provides Winning Formula for GOP
American Power (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
When I announced my call the other day for " Bob McDonnell For Governor - of California! ," I was hardly joking. I mean, if the dude was out West, his conservative message and policy pragmatism would work wonders for what's ailing the Golden State. In what's become an annual ritual, Sacramento's facing a $21 billion budget defict for 2010-2011. With the governor's race next year, California...
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The McDonnell And Deeds Strategies Could Cleanse The House Democratic Caucus Of Its Worst Elelments
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
GOP Establishment worried this might not be a good strategy for 2010 elections Yesterday Politico reported that Republicans believe they've found a way to win elections next year-- the McDonnell strategy . The shorthand: run on economic policy, downplay divisive cultural issues, present an upbeat tone, target independent voters and focus on Democratic-controlled Washington—all without...
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Somebody, please take a sledgehammer to that table!
Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Gov. Tim Kaine, Gov-elect Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling all attended the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Revenue Estimates (GACRE) today and received less than stellar news regarding the state budget. The estimators predicted that “Virginia needs to cut an additional $250 million from the budget and be prepared for a $3 billion shortfall in the next two years”, reports...
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Votes certified; Mathieson to seek recount
Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Virginia election results were certified tonight by the State Board of Elections and there were no particular surprises. Bob McDonnell still won in a landslide. House Republicans still picked up six seats. However, one of those House seats is going to take a little longer being finalized thanks to (soon-to-be-former) Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-21). [...]
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Virginia Governor Meets With State Revenue Panel
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Virginia governor meets with state revenue panel to hear fiscal projections Virginia Governor - United States - Virginia - Bob McDonnell - Society and Culture
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Governors Still Aiming For A Comeback
The Plank (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Last week, the Republican Governors Association held a conference outside Austin where the group predicted that the ideas-oriented campaigns of Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell would serve as harbingers of the 37 gubernatorial races next year--an issue I touched upon in a piece a few weeks ago. While Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, the chairman of the committee, is coming out as the public...
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Republicans bullish on 2010 governor's races
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Washington (CNN) – In the early days of his campaign for governor in Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell hired veteran GOP pollster Glen Bolger to take the pulse of the state's notoriously independent-minded voters. Bolger asked voters if they'd rather elect of governor who would work with President Obama to implement his plans for the economy, or [...]
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Only 43 percent would re-elect Obama now
The Steady Drip (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... which indicated a seismic shift among independents away from Obama and to Republican candidates Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie. And on the question of trust, Obama also fell far short of his performance during the 2008 presidential race. A year later, Zogby/O'Leary find that 42 percent of voters say they do not trust the Obama White House “at all” to gain passage in Congress...
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VPOD 84: Rosemary Wilson
Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Rosemary Wilson, candidate seeking the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 8th Senate Seat, explains why she’s the best candidate to help Bob McDonnell take on our most pressing challenges in Richmond. Drop me an email at vpod@bearingdrift.com with your thoughts and comments on the show. To listen to any of the previous podcasts, click here...
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Both Parties See November's Elections Very Differently
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... of ‘09, as applied to health care, was that the victories of Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell would deter the Democrats from moving forward on the bill,” says Sabato. “But Democrats drew precisely the opposite lesson from ‘09. In their analysis, if they didn’t hang together and re-energize their party activists with a health care win, they'd hang separately...