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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)

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    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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Zucker Weighs In On Iraq Surrender Group

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

Be sure to catch our new Virginia Virtucon feature, ZuckerTV, in a tab at the top of the mainpage. 

Filed under: David Zucker, Humor, World War III, YouTube | 2 Comments »

New Edition of “The Direction” Up

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

This week’s edition of “The Direction” video blog round-up with Ken Lammers is now online.  This week’s topics — Webb’s Blog-gate, Democrats Eat Their Own, and Transportation.

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R.I.P. Joseph Barbera

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

“Yabba dabba doo!”

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McCain’s Media Friends Turning On Him Already

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

Come on.  You honestly can’t say that you didn’t see THIS coming.

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2006 Virginia Virtucon Christmas Music Awards

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

Most Divinely Inspired Christmas Song – “O Holy Night”
Runner-up – “The First Noel”
Least Favorite Religiously-themed Christmas Song – “Go Tell It On The Mountain”
Version of ”O Holy Night” that offers proof that God exists in Heaven – Josh Groban
Best New Wave Christmas Song – “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses
Best Country Christmas Song – “Christmas to Remember” by Kenny Rogers [...]

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New “Rocky” Movie Is Actually Good?

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Riley

Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety say the new Sylvester Stallone movie “Rocky Balboa” (don’t call it “Rocky VI” — my old college classmate Bill Simmons, better known as ESPN’s “Sports Guy,” contends for good reason that “Rocky V” was never made) is actually GOOD!
From what I’ve read of the plot, though, I wonder if [...]

Filed under: Entertainment, Frank Stallone | 3 Comments »