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The Lessons Of The 2008 Election In Virginia

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, November 9th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, 2008 General Election In Virginia, 2008 Virginia Senate Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Barack Obama, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Jim Gilmore, John McCain, Mark Warner, Politics, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Three things happened on Tuesday in Virginia.
First, Mark Warner sailed to election as Virginia’s new Senator after a campaign against Jim Gilmore that was never really a contest.
Second, Barack Obama became the first Democratic candidate for President since Lyndon Johnson to win Virginia’s Electoral Votes.
And, third, the political divide between Northern Virginia and the rest [...]

A Potentially Bad Sign For Virginia Republicans

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, October 30th, 2008. Filed under 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, Virginia Politics

With all signs indicating that Virginia could very well go for a Democratic candidate for President for the first time since 1964, and the Virginia Senate race essentially over, the Washington Post’s Tim Craig reports on what may be signs that Virginia Republicans will have even more problems next year:
One year before voters go to [...]

RPV Convention Winners & Losers

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 VA-11 Race, 2008 Virginia Senate Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob Marshall, Bob McDonnell, Gerry Connolly, Jim Gilmore, Keith Fimian, Leslie Byrne, Mark Warner, Tom Davis, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Too Conservative compiles an interesting list of winners and losers from last weekend’s Republican convention in Richmond.
Here are a few of the more interesting ones, starting with a winner:
Democrats
Particularly Mark Warner. It’s not like Warner really needed a split GOP in order to cruise to victory, but his opponent winning with only 50.2% of the [...]

Virginia GOP Unites Behind McDonnell-Bolling

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. Filed under 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Virginia, Virginia Politics

This doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, but the Republican ticket for Governor and Lt. Governor in 2009 has received a full party endorsement:
In a sign that Virginia Republicans are ready to move beyond their recent internal divisions, 50 elected and party officials announced today they are supporting Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell [...]

McDonnell-Bolling-Cuccinelli `09

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 24th, 2008. Filed under 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Virginia, Virginia Politics

With Lt. Governor Bolling announcing today that he would run for re-election to Virginia’s second highest elected office, the Republican Gubernatorial nomination is, essentially, guaranteed to go to Attorney General Bob McDonnell.
And, as for Attorney General, Rick Sincere posts a speech by Fairfax Senator Ken Cuccinelli wherein he indicates, toward the end, that he would [...]

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