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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:

    1T. Rasmussen (11/1-3)**

    1T. Pew (10/29-11/1)**

    3. YouGov/Polimetrix (10/18-11/1)

    4. Harris Interactive (10/20-27)

    5. GWU (Lake/Tarrance) (11/2-3)*

    6T. Diageo/Hotline (10/31-11/2)*

    6T. ARG (10/25-27)*

    8T. CNN (10/30-11/1)

    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)

    16. NBC/WSJ (11/1-2)

    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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Down with Dillon!!!

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

Why do we continue to let an Iowa judge from 1865 hamper Virginia’s progress at the local level?  It is time to do away with the Dillon rule and go to Home Rule in Virginia.
The Dillon rule acts as a sort of anti-10th Amendment:
The Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that, “[t]he powers [...]

Filed under: Dillon Rule, General Assembly, Virginia Politics | 13 Comments »

A Very Billy Idol Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

From White Wedding to White Christmas…

I mistook Billy Idol for Andy Williams there for a moment.  Given that this is NOT a joke, surely this is a sign of the End Times.

Filed under: Entertainment | 1 Comment »

NYC Slipping Under Bloomberg?

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

This past weekend, my family and I made our annual trip to New York City for the kickoff of the Christmas season where we visited Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas tree and ice skaters, looked at the displays in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, saw the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes [...]

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

Why the Best GOP Candidate for ‘08…

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

…won’t (or can’t) run.  Hotline TV has the scoop.

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics | Leave a Comment »

DSCC Asks Donors for SecDef Confirmation Questions

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

At least now we know where Robert Byrd got the questions he asked Robert Gates during his confirmation hearing today…

Dear XXXX,
Elections have consequences.
The change you all worked so hard to help Democrats achieve on November 7 made it clear that we must begin to chart a new course in Iraq.
This week offers our first step [...]

Filed under: National Politics | 1 Comment »

Brownback in; Martin Gillespie on board

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Riley

Martin Gillespie, former RNC Director of Catholic Outreach and son of  no relation to brother of new RPV Chairman Ed Gillespie (ed note:  I erroneously believed for the last few years that Martin was Ed’s son given that Martin came onboard the RNC around the same time that Ed was Chairman — my apologies and thanks [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics | 8 Comments »