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  • My New Blog

    I am now posting at leftofthehill.blogspot.com. [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2008, 9:45pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Tim Russert Died Today

    Through NBC News we receive the extremely sad news that Tim Russert passed away earlier today at the age of 58. Developments are still coming in, but it appears as though he collapsed after an apparent heart attack while at work and never fully recovered. My thoughts and prayers obviously [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2008, 3:55pm EDT
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  • Barack Obama On Supreme Court Ruling

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    I wrote a post yesterday which mentioned how I believe the Supreme Court’s ruling in regards to detainees at Guantanamo Bay provided us with a prime example of why our next president would be so important. To provide a little more information for you, I’ve posted Sen. Barack Obama’s reaction [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2008, 1:19pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Lightbulbs To Leadership

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    Posted: June 13, 2008, 9:10am EDT
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  • Supreme Court Illustrates Importance of Next President

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    In a decision that was released earlier today, the Supreme Court provided us with a primary example of why deciding who is our next president is truly so important. According to the Washington Post, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision that the procedures established by the [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2008, 3:04pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Congrats to Connolly, Feder, and Moran

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    I would like to take a brief moment to congratulate Gerry Connolly, Judy Feder, and Jim Moran on their victories yesterday. Although turnout wasn’t very high, this campaign season most definitely saw people become very passionate about the candidates they were supporting. Hopefully that passion will continue into the fall [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 12:32pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Jim Webb Endorsed Glenn Nye

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    Even with a great candidate like Glenn Nye, it most definitely helps a challenger to have a current Member of Congress endorse his/her candidacy. When that Member of Congress is also one of the people being considered as a possible Vice Presidential candidate, that would be extremely beneficial. That is [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 6:36am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Endorsements In Northern Virginia Democratic Primaries

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    This election will be one which is extremely important for deciding the direction of our country and the decision to endorse candidates should not be taken lightly. I have thought long and hard about which candidates will truly make a good public servant. With the primary less than a week [...]
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    Posted: June 04, 2008, 8:07pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Robert Byrd Hospitalized

    After it was reported that Sen. Ted Kennedy’s brain surgery was declared a success, most people were extremely relieved to hear the good news. Unfortunately, it looks like Kennedy isn’t the only Senator who is currently facing some health concerns. According to the AP, West Virginia’s Sen. Robert Byrd was [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 11:14pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Memorial Day

    Since we are in the middle of a presidential election and the War in Iraq, there has been a lot of discussion about our military in recent months. On this Memorial Day, however, I believe that we should all take some time to truly honor the memory of our fallen [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 10:11am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • How You Can Question Gov. Kaine

    There has been a lot of discussion in the blogosphere over the last few days about Gov. Tim Kaine’s decision to endorse Gerry Connolly in the 11th District’s Democratic primary. Since many aspects of Gerry’s platform run contrary to the progressive values held by the netroots, it shouldn’t be too [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 9:03am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Should Aluminum Bats Be Banned?

    Number of comments: 5
    I’m a big baseball fan and, like a large portion of kids, played little league baseball through middle school. I was never a star, but was a decent catcher and first baseman. As I got older, I looked forward to when I made it to what Fairfax County referred to [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:34am EDT
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  • Why The Media Might Help Obama

    There has been a lot of discussion recently about how the length of the primary race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton could potentially harm the Democratic nominee. If negative campaign tactics continue to be used despite the fact that it is very likely Obama will be the nominee, then [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2008, 7:35pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Bruce Roemmelt for National Convention Delegate

    As many of you may already know, Democrats will be selecting their delegates to the national convention tomorrow, Saturday the 17th, in the 10th Congressional District. I believe this is an important part of the nominating process because it illustrates just how important it is to have Democrats who are [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Glenn Nye on National Police Week

    This seems to be the be the time of year that we celebrate many of our public servants. As some of you may know, last week was Teachers Appreciation Week. Although this is primarily celebrated in elementary schools, I know educators at all levels to appreciate the extra recognition they [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2008, 11:21pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Judy Feder Live Blog Here Today

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    I am honored to announce that Judy Feder will be live blogging here today from 3 - 4 pm. Please feel free to leave your questions/comments for Judy in the comment section of this post. As you may know, Judy is running for Congress from Virginia’s 10th District and has been [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2008, 8:26am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Video Of Mark Warner Campaign Kickoff

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    Posted: May 10, 2008, 4:35pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Judy Feder Office Opening

    On Sunday afternoon, I attended an event in McLean to celebrate the opening of Judy Feder?s new campaign office. You couldn?t have asked for better weather, which made the event even more enjoyable for the large number of people who showed up to show their support for Judy. Prior to [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 5:46pm EDT
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  • Region Recognized As A National Heritage Area

    I’m the first to admit that part of the reason I enjoy living in Northern Virginia is because I enjoy the fact that the region is filled with history. I find it fascinating that I can drive a literally just a few minutes in one direction and I’m at the [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 12:56pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Harlon Reece for Mayor of Herndon

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    Since Virginia elects it’s state officials in odd number years, it sometimes feels as though we always have some sort of election going on in our great Commonwealth. That feeling is perhaps even furthered now that we have some local races coming up. That is the case in Herndon, VA [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Another Great Mailer From Leslie Byrne

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    I have received a number of mailers from Leslie Byrne’s campaign recently and I really like the approach that she has been taking. Essentially, the mailers have focused on the fact that she has a strong record of serving Virginia and wants to return to Congress in order to continuing [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2008, 7:54pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • American Idol and the Democratic Nomination

    As Vivian pointed out in her weekly write up of American Idol, there’s been a lot of talk about how Paula Abdul made a huge mistake during this week’s show (she read comments she’d written about a performance by Jason Castro that hadn’t even been done yet.) This brought up [...]
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    Posted: May 02, 2008, 8:14pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Help Increase Our Democratic Majority

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    Democrats in Virginia most definitely have a lot to be excited about this year. Not only is there a good chance we will send Mark Warner to the US Senate, but there is a good chance that we will elect some new Democrats to the House of Representatives and potentially [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2008, 6:52pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Mark Warner Campaign Kickoff Events

    In case you’ve somehow missed the repeated posts announcing this, Mark Warner will be holding a campaign kickoff tour May 4 through May 7. The tour will include 11 events in various parts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. * Abingdon - May 4 at 5:00 PM (E. Stanley Middle School) * Roanoke [...]
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    Posted: May 01, 2008, 12:14pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Was the Civil War Inevitable?

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    One of the classes I’m taking this semester is one on the history of the Old South and one of the options for our final paper is to discuss whether or not the American Civil War was inevitable. This is a classic question that historians have often discussed and is probably [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • New DNC Ad About McCain

    The DNC just put out this knew ad about McCain’s stance on Iraq. I’m glad to see this ad come out not only because it shows some of the flaws in McCain’s foreign policy but it also serves as a little reminder to Democrats that we do have to face [...]
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    Posted: April 28, 2008, 9:19am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Wordpress or Blogger?

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    Vivian Paige wrote a piece today which discusses some of the issues that comes about as a result of using WordPress to host a blog. Although she points out some other concerns, it appears as though this post was largely written as a result of the folks at WordPress deciding [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2008, 2:56pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Cindy Sheehan To Challenge Nancy Pelosi

    Earlier this week I wrote a piece discussing why the process of collecting signatures to get on the ballot is considered to be an important part of a campaign. It now appears as though Cindy Sheehan is experiencing that firsthand as she is gearing up in her bid to take [...]
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    Posted: April 26, 2008, 8:27pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Democrats and Republicans Debate At GMU

    Last week there was a debate between the GMU College Democrats and the GMU College Republicans that was held at the food court in the Johnson Center. When you consider that the event was held in the same area that Sen. Obama spoke to literally thousands of people and is [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2008, 11:56am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • New York To Use Paper Ballots

    There has been a significant amount of discussion about whether or not we should use touchscreen voting machines that don’t have a paper trail. That debate has been extremely prevelant up in New York as companies producing direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines have been trying to get their products certified by [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2008, 8:54am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Creigh Deeds On Earth Day

    Earlier today I wrote a piece about how Gov. Kaine was spending part of today with students from VCU studying the wildlife on the James River in order to celebrate Earth Day. In a sign of how leaders of the Democratic Party realize how important it is to address the [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 5:16pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Virginia NOW Responds To Gerry Connolly Mailer

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    Gerry Connolly recently sent out a campaign mailer which spoke about his support of women’s rights. The sentiment he expressed in the mailer is most definitely honorable and I do sincerely hope the mailer portrays his true feelings on the topic. Nonetheless, it was highly inappropriate for the Connolly campaign [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:26pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Tim Kaine on Earth Day

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    As part of his way of celebrating Earth Day today, Gov. Tim Kaine spoke to biology majors at VCU and then joined them as they participated in a study of the fish and other aquatic life in the James River. He also released the following statement about Earth Day. “Whether it’s [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 1:02pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Merkley Picks Up Another Big Endorsement

    There has been a lot of momentum surrounding Jeff Merkley’s campaign for US Senate from Oregon. Grassroots and netroots activists have been rallying behind his candidacy, for instance, and he’s been endorsed by various progressive organizations such as the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, and the Oregon AFL-CIO. Merkley’s campaign has [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2008, 3:33pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Kenny Alexander Not Running For Lt. Governor

    Number of comments: 3
    For quite some time now, pundits have been trying to figure out which Democrats will be running for Lieutenant Governor. Even though he hasn’t completely ruled the option out, it now appears one of those rumored to be considering a bid is likely to stay in the House of Delegates. [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2008, 10:44am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Byrne Brigade Kickoff

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    One of the things I follow during campaigns is how the various candidates are reaching out to younger voters. Not only are younger voters the future of our political system, but the fact that they have been turning out in record numbers during the presidential primaries suggests that they could [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2008, 9:42am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Why Do Signatures Matter?

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    There has been a fair amount of discussion about how candidates recently had to submit signatures from registered voters in order to get on the ballots for their respective primaries. Here in Virginia, Candidates for the House of Representatives had to submit 1,000 signatures and Senate candidates had to submit [...]
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    Posted: April 17, 2008, 8:36am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Jeff Merkley Live Blogging Today At EENR

    The US Senate candidate from Oregon that I’m supporting, Jeff Merkley, will be live blogging over at EENR from 3 to 4pm Eastern time this afternoon. This is a perfect opportunity for those of you who’d like to ask him some questions to learn a little bit more about his [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 1:02pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • My Letter To Hillary Clinton

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    The following is a letter I sent to Sen. Hillary Clinton. Dear Senator Hillary Clinton, One of your presidential campaign staff’s chief strategists, Geoff Garin, recently sent out an email asking grassroots activists to respond with their opinions on the future of the Democratic presidential primaries. I am very pleased to see [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 11:36am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Remembering Virginia Tech

    On the one year anniversary of the horrible tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech, Gov. Tim Kaine has called for today (Wednesday, April 16) to be a day of rememberence. In addition to ordering state flags to be flown at half staff, he is also suggesting “a statewide moment of [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2008, 8:53am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Merkley’s Making His Endorsements Matter

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    Every election cycle there seems to be a discussion about how much endorsements really mean for a campaign. I’ve always argued that an endorsement has to be more than simply a name on a list for it to be worthwhile. Jeff Merkley’s campaign recently released a short little video which [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 12:37pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Still No DC Voting Rights

    Number of comments: 4
    As most of you probably already realized (especially Vivian Paige who’s a CPA), today is tax day. Joe Sudbay, who lives in DC, had this to say when he started off an open thread over at AMERICAblog. It’s tax day. I’ll be sending mine shorty — even though I have no congressional representation. With [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 11:05am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • My Reporting Further Confirmed By Washington Post

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    In what I think is a prime example of how the blogosphere helps to hold candidates responsible for what their campaign does, the Washington Post has published an article which reports on the storyI broke earlier this month. Some Democrats say Denneny has at times overreached in his zeal to get [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 7:36am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Novick Dismisses The Blogosphere

    Number of comments: 3
    As the blogosphere continues to become a more important factor in political discussion, most candidates seem to realize that they should make some effort to reach out to bloggers. Even if a candidate isn’t the clear favorite among netroots activists, participating in the blogosphere is an easy way for candidates [...]
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    Posted: April 14, 2008, 5:12pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • The Other Brian Moran

    Number of comments: 2
    There have been some questions raised in the Virginia blogosphere about the ability of some Congressional candidates to throw out the first pitch at baseball games, but Mike Fox (the head coach of UNC’s baseball team) reports that Brian Moran actually has some skill in this arena. “Brian has a terrific [...]
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    Posted: April 13, 2008, 10:09am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Glenn Nye Raises Over $250,000 In First Quarter

    A few days ago I mentioned that Judy Feder had raised a significant amount of money during the first quarter of 2008. As more and more campaigns are beginning to release their fundraising numbers it appears as though Democrats from across the Commonwealth are reporting impressive totals. Earlier today Glenn [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2008, 4:26pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Kaine Signs Emergency Management Legislation

    Governor Tim Kaine signed several bills today that were written at least partly in response to the tragedy that happened at Virginia Tech last year. Many of those bills addressed concerns relating to mental health issues. Earlier today Lowell posted a press release from Gov. Kaine’s office which goes into [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 4:03pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Brian Moran Honored For Involvement With Our Military Kids

    Del. Brian Moran was presented with an award by Secretary Robert Gates on Monday for his role in helping the organization Our Military Kids receive support from the Commonwealth of Virginia. For those of you who don’t know, Our Military Kids was created in order to help the children of [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 9:16am EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Jeff Merkley’s New TV Ad

    In Oregon there is currently a Democratic primary taking place in a race where Democrats have a legitimate shot at picking up a seat in US Senate. Of the Democrats running, I believe Jeff Merkley (the current speaker of the Oregon state House of Representatives) has the best chance of [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2008, 3:00pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford

  • Ralph Nader Coming To George Mason University

    So far during this primary season, George Mason University has hosted events featuring Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. It now appears as though it will also be the site of an event featuring Ralph Nader. According to an article published in the Mason Gazette, Nader will be speaking [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2008, 12:37pm EDT
    by Bryan Scrafford
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