edited by: Scott White,
Hampton Roads Editor
Democrat Creigh Deeds has 13 days to convince hundreds of thousands of Democrats to get out to vote on Nov. 3, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling.
Recent polls have been all over the map in the race between Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell, but just about every [...]
Democrat Creigh Deeds is making a campaign sprint through the lunch rush in Newport News, planning to hit three popular spots for mid-day grub to shake hands and reach out to voters.
Deeds, a Bath County Democrat, is in town for the next couple of days, including a Thursday night [...]
If you want to watch the final debate between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds just click here.
The video is live streaming so it might still be up and running in the morning, but we'll check the link to make sure you're not heading off to nowhere.
[...]Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds are sitting down for the final full blown debate of the campaign tonight in Salem, Virginia, but both candidates will hit the Peninsula later this week to speak with voters.
You can catch tonight's debate via live web stream from www.wsls.coma [...]
If you haven't gotten a chance to see the candidates for governor, lt. governor and attorney general in person, WHRO has a great way for you to play catch up.
The station is going to be debuting and replaying versions of What Matters interviews of the candidates, and HearSay [...]
Former President Bill Clintonand longtime fundraising wingman Terry McAuliffe are stumping for Democrat Creigh Deeds in Northern Virginia tomorrow.
Deeds' team is going to be pulling out all the stops in the final weeks of the campaign hoping to overcome Republican Bob McDonnell's nice little lead in the race. We're still waiting to [...]
This video from Catherine Crabhill is still turning stomachs for some folks, and victims from Virginia Tech and Appalachian School of Law.
Here's the letter -
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE VIRGINIA 99TH DISTRICT ELECTORATE
From
The Families of the Appalachian School of Law and Virginia Tech University Shooting Victims
Catherine [...]
Sen. Thomas K. "Tommy" Norment and the Attorney General's office have both released the opinion that Norment sought before agreeing to go to work at the College of William and Mary.
Norment joined the school in the summer of 2008 in a hybrid position where he would teacher law students' [...]
Arizona Sen. John McCain is rallying at a Virginia Beach VFW outpost Saturday morning with Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob McDonnell.
McCain spent some time in Hampton Roads as a young naval airman and he returned here on the presidential campaign trail last year. The event is taking place at a VFW outpost just [...]
While touring the C. Waldo Scott Center in Newport News Wednesday, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine took a second to switch hats from his role as chief executive of state to head of the Democratic National Committee.
Kaine said that the reason Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds did not appear with [...]
Republican Del. Phil Hamilton and Democrat Robin Abbottare facing off in Williamsburg tonight at a form sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
On Thursday night, Abbott and Hamilton square off again in Newport News - along with Republican Del. Glenn Oder and Democrat Gary West at an form sponsored [...]
There's a game of legal chicken afoot in Williamsburg and Richmond right now between the Attorney General's office and the College of William and Mary.
Here's the statement from AG spokesman David Clementson:
“Attorneys may and do work for state agencies in various capacities. However, only attorneys serving under the authority [...]
The Virginia Police Benevolent Association is backing Del. Phil Hamilton on the campaign trail, asking Peninsula voters to support the Newport News Republican come November.
It's kind of interesting to watch a police organization endorse a lawmaker facing an ethics investigation and at the center of some kind of U.S. Grand Jury [...]
Democrat Creigh Deeds knows that with three weeks to go to Election Day he's got to make a full court press to Virginia voters to become the state's next governor.
Deeds is trailing in the polls to Republican Bob McDonnell and dealing with some of the Democratic hangover following President [...]
Perhaps unwilling to ad a breath of fresh life into his 20-year-old Regent University thesis, Republican Bob McDonnell appears to be telling former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin thanks but no thanks on the campaign trail.
The story comes to us via Palin's campaign spokeswoman Meg Stapleton's comments to Politicoabout Palin [...]
We're getting the pool report out of a Creigh Deeds lunch fundraiser with Vice President Joe Biden, where the VP (called the VPOTUS is the text) says that Virginia's race for governor remains winnable for Democrats.
Here's the text:
About 70 supporters of R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee' [...]
Del. Tom Gear is up on TV on the Peninsula running a campaign ad reasserting his pledge not to raise the tax burden.
Gear, R-Hampton is facing off against Democrat Sam Eure and Poquoson Mayor Gordon Helselin the race for the 91st District, which includes parts of Hampton and York [...]
In an elementary school gymnasium plastered with student government campaign posters, Del. Tom Gear, Poquoson Mayor Gordon Helsel and York County Democrat Sam Eure got aggressive late Tuesday over a wide range of issues including campaign donations and education organizations.
The voters forum at Asbury Elementary in the Fox Hill [...]
A Youtube video of BET co-founder and Bob McDonnell-supporter Sheila Johnson mocking Democrat Creigh Deeds is making campaign waves in the Virginia race for governor.
Johnson is a Virginia billionaire who made waves when she said she would back the Republican candidate for governor and also be a big part of [...]
Apparently we're a little bit slow on the PDF front and the old link to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's letter to the House of Representatives was actually the letter from the House to Kaine.
Here's another try:
Download Letter From Gov Kaine to Oberstar 10022009 (2)
' [...]Del. Phil Hamilton isn't pleased with the letter that House of Representatives leaders sent to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, questioning the speed of Virginia's use of the federal stimulus for roads.
Hamilton released a statement late Friday saying that Virginia must ramp up efforts to get the stimulus moving.
“Considering [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation Infrastructure sent a letter to Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine Wednesday saying that Virginia is 51 out of 51 when it comes to doling out its share of the federal stimulus for roads.
According to the letter from panel chairman U.S. Rep. James L. [...]
House hopeful Robin Abbott is getting a weekend barnstorming helping hand from Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Saturday in Newport News as the Democrat rallies supporters for a fall door-knocking-fest.
Abbott, a Newport News attorney, is running her first campaign for public office and taking on Republican Del. Phil Hamilton, who hasn't' [...]
Republican Dels. Phil Hamilton and Glenn Oder sparred with Democratic opponents Robin Abbott and Gary WestThursday night, during a Newport News forum focused on children's' issues.
The topic coupled with a question-and-answer format kept the forum from producing major sparks in the contentious races for the House of Delegates. But for [...]
More than half of Virginia voters reached in a new Public Policy Poll don't support President Barack Obama's health care reform push in Washington.
At this point 51 percent of those polled said that they oppose health care reform, and Obama's approval rating it sitting around 49 percent. So the folks at PPP are questioning whether' [...]
The global economic downturn has hit states tremendously hard, with California searching for billions in new money just to keep people on the payroll and state rainy day funds dwindling below the price of a draft beer.
Budget cuts and reductions in services have trigger a free fall for the popularity of [...]
Democrat Creigh Deeds got a forceful nod from the state's environmental community on Thursday, with a number of environmental advocates saying voters who want to preserve clean air, land and water in Virginia have only choice in the race for governor.
Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters officials took to' [...]
A new Rasmussen poll gives Republican Bob McDonnell a nine-point lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds with just over a month to go until Election Day.
This is a bit stronger advantage than the Public Policy Polling report put out earlier this week, but it certainly jives with the numbers we have [...]
According to Adam Rhew over at NBC 29, the House Ethics panel met Tuesday morning in Richmond presumably to dig into the details of Del. Phil Hamilton's relationship with Old Dominion University.
Hamilton said late Tuesday that he didn't even know that the panel was meeting, but that he had [...]
House of Delegates lawmakers and a handful of challengers pledged their support for mental health treatment and services Tuesday night during a 90-minute forum in Newport News.
The evening forum was a largely subdued affair as incumbent legislators and House hopefuls took turns affirming their commitment to community-based care, drug courts [...]
Now that we're in the October endorsement race, it seems like a good time to ask: Do endorsements matter? Take the poll:
Which candidate endorsements do you consider when you decide who to vote for?(surveys) ' [...]Republicans Bob McDonnell and Ken Cuccinelli rolled out a plan for mental health reform in Northern Virginia Tuesday.
Here's the release and click below for the full details:
McDonnell and Cuccinelli Unveil Plan to Improve Quality of Mental Health Care in Virginia
-Building on Successful Mental Health Records, Ticket Mates [...]
Republican Bob McDonnell's lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds is down to about 5 points, according to the latest poll from Public Policy Polling.
When you dive down into the numbers of the latest poll we're seeing some interesting dynamics play out. According to the poll 53 percent of the undecided voters are [...]
Republican Bob McDonnell sat down with Fox News' Chris Wallace over the weekend, and the anchor pressed the GOP nominee on a number of controversial issues, touching on taxes, transportation and McDonnell's 1989 thesis.
Wallace did not shy away from controversial questions even asking McDonnell whether the average voter would [...]
Republican Bob McDonnell and supporter Sheila Johnson, the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, are hitting Hampton Roads tomorrow for a barnstorming tour.
First thing McDonnell has an endorsement event in Virginia Beach at Kitco Fiber Optics, a business that has donated to his campaign. It's unclear who is coming' [...]
Here's some reaction to Gov. Wilder - which is clearly a win for the GOP, no matter how you slice it. It's not overwhelming or anything, but it's still a win.
First from Republican Bob McDonnell's spokesman Tucker Martin:
“Bob McDonnell and Governor Wilder have worked together well on issues ranging [...]
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder had a press conference this morning to announce that he wouldn't be endorsing Democrat Creigh Deeds for governor.
Is it effectively an endorsement of Republican Bob McDonnell? Does it matter?
Here's what the Associated Press had to say:
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is declining to endorse fellow [...]
This just in, from Editor and Publisher's Joe Strupp:
NEW YORK While the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday takes up the issue of a federal shield law, another congressional committee in the House will be focused on the impact of the newspaper industry's financial problems.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chair of [...]
Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell will be in Virginia Beach Thursday afternoon at a forum hosted by the Greater Norfolk Corporation.
The forum will be held at the Westin Hotel in Virginia Beach's town center - so clearly the organization supports businesses outside the boundaries of Norfolk proper - and it' [...]
Kimball Payne, Hugh Lessig, Dave Hendrickson, Peter Frost
