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    Election 2009 actual results: Bob McDonnell 58.6 percent for a 17.4 percent margin of victory. Virtucon rankings are based upon total amount the two numbers deviate from the actual numbers.

    1. Survey USA (10/30-11/1) – 58% / 18% (deviation 1.2%)

    2. VCU (10/21-25) – 54% / 18% (deviation 5.2%)

    3. (TIE) PPP (10/31-11/1) – 56% / 14% (deviation 6%)

    3. (TIE) Roanoke College (10/21-27) – 53% / 17% (deviation 6%)

    5. Suffolk Univ. (10/26-28) – 54% / 14% (deviation 8%)

    6. Rasmussen (10/27) – 54% / 13% (deviation 9%)

    7. Washington Post (10/22-25) – 55% / 11% (deviation 10%)

    8. Times Dispatch / Mason Dixon (10/28-29) – 53% / 12% (deviation 11%)

    9. Daily Kos / Research 2000 (10/26-28) – 54% / 10% (deviation 12%)

    10. Virginia Pilot / CNU (10/8-13) – 45% / 14% (deviation 17%)

    11. Clarus (10/18-19) – 49% / 8% (deviation 19%)

    Next time you see a poll, judge it by its past performance. Here is how they rank in terms of accuracy based upon the 2008 presidential election:

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    8T. Ipsos/McClatchy (10/30-11/1)

    10. DailyKos.com (D)/Research 2000 (11/1-3)

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    (If you're below DailyKos, you don't deserve to be taken seriously for another four years. Better luck in 2012.)

    11. AP/Yahoo/KN (10/17-27)

    12. Democracy Corps (D) (10/30-11/2)

    13. FOX (11/1-2)

    14. Economist/YouGov (10/25-27)

    15. IBD/TIPP (11/1-3)

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    17. ABC/Post (10/30-11/2)

    18. Marist College (11/3)

    19. CBS (10/31-11/2)

    20. Gallup (10/31-11/2)

    21. Reuters/ C-SPAN/ Zogby (10/31-11/3)

    22. CBS/Times (10/25-29)

    23. Newsweak (10/22-23)

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Dems Nominate Jeff Dion for Occoquan Supervisor

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

The PWC Dems have their nominee for Occoquan Supervisor and it is, as we previously speculated, Jeff Dion.
Mr. Dion has already responded here on Virtucon to another comment by one of the  candidates for the GOP nomination for that seat, John Gray.  It seems that while Mr. Dion does indeed own property in Occoquan, some [...]

Filed under: 2007 Elections, Prince William County Politics | 6 Comments »

George Allen “Thank you for your support”

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

 
November 30, 2006
Susan and I thank you so much for the honor and responsibility of working for you for the better part of the last 13 years serving as Governor and U.S. Senator. During this time, we have devoted all of our energy, our hearts and our minds to advancing solutions and enduring initiatives, which [...]

Filed under: 2006 Elections, Virginia Politics | Leave a Comment »

We are already at war with Iran

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

According to ABC News:
Iranian-made munitions found in Iraq include advanced IEDs designed to pierce armor and anti-tank weapons. U.S. intelligence believes the weapons have been supplied to Iraq’s growing Shia militias from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is also believed to be training Iraqi militia fighters in Iran.
If this is true, then we are [...]

Filed under: Military, World War III | 2 Comments »

I am not a hothead…

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

I am not a hothead…..
At least that is what Sen.-elect Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) is saying today.  Isn’t this the same guy who just told The Hill newspaper through a spokesperson yesterday that he was so angered by this that he was tempted to slug the commander-in-chief?
Welcome to the party, Thinskin!  Unfortunately at this rate of [...]

Filed under: 2006 Elections, Virginia Politics | 3 Comments »

George Will body slams Jim Webb

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

OUCH!!!  I haven’t seen Jim Webb beaten so badly since Ollie North cleaned his clock in the boxing ring.
Just check out Will’s first paragraph:
That was certainly swift. Washington has a way of quickly acculturating people, especially those who are most susceptible to derangement by the derivative dignity of office. But Jim Webb, Democratic senator-elect from [...]

Filed under: Media, Virginia Politics | 6 Comments »

What a difference 45 years makes

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

Anyone have any suggested edits to this for today’s Democrat Party?

Filed under: Military, National Politics | 1 Comment »

Wednesday Will Be Prince Spaghetti Day at Romney ‘08 HQ

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Riley

Looks like Mitt Romney will be headquartering his ‘08 campaign in the North End of Boston where Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day.

Anthony!!!

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics | 2 Comments »