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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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The Gun Just Didn’t Magically Appear

Sen. Thinskin Gump’s (D-WashPo) aide, Phillip Thompson, has been let off the hook on the gun charges brought against him in Washington, DC.  Now, we here at Virtucon felt bad for Thompson.  Not only did he spend his birthday in jail because Sen. Gump gave him a bag with a loaded gun in it, but [...]

Sen. Gump – Stupid Is As Stupid Does

Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) must have picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue with this doozy of a statement he just made:
There will be very little motivation for al-Qaida to continue in Iraq once we have left.
Yeah.  Just like there was very little motivation for al Qaeda to be in Afghanistan or any number [...]

Virginians for Fred Thompson

There’s a new blog out there called “Virginians for Fred Thompson” that we just discovered via an incoming link to Virtucon.  Be sure to check it out when you get the chance.

Ham Sandwich Press Release — Web Site and Debates!!!

April 27, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR PWC COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY LAUNCHES WEB SITE; CHALLENGES EBERT TO SERIES OF DEBATES
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – Republican write-in candidate for Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Hamilton “Ham” Sandwich, Esq., has launched his new campaign web site. The site, located at http://www.votehamsandwich.com/, provides voters with background information on [...]

Webb Votes To Cut and Run

Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) voted today in favor of a timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq.
 Flashback:
“Anyone who tells you we can set a timetable for withdrawal doesn’t understand war,” he says. “And anyone who says that nothing can be done to speed a secure peace doesn’t understand America.”
Then-candidate Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) [...]

If the war is lost, who won?

Sen. Dem. Leader Harry Reid has said that the war in Iraq is lost.

Okay, Harry.  If we lost, who won?
And what does Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) think of Reid’s statement?  Does he agree with his party leader that the war is lost?  If so, who does Webb think won the [...]

Denny Crane on Politics

Denny nails the real reason why most people are against the war today and other political thoughts that only Denny Crane would dare to speak.

PWC Comm. Atty. Challenger Candidate Website Goes Live!!!

BVBL has more here on the launch of Ham’s website.
Meanwhile we can share with you that the Sandwich campaign has adopted this as its official campaign theme song.
Finally, we hope to be able to share with you a press release from Team Sandwich soon!

Gilmore Gears Up

GILMORE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY
IN LIVE WEBCAST FROM IOWA GOP HEADQUARTERS 

Greetings!
Gilmore’s official announcement of candidacy will be at 12 Noon (Central Time) Thursday at GOP headquarters, 621 East 9th Street in Des Moines . The announcement will be broadcast live on the web at www.gilmoreforpresident.com.  Following the announcement, Gilmore will answer questions from voters on a [...]

Jack McCoy thinks D.A. Branch will run for Prez

From Hotline On Call:
Actor Sam Waterson made the TV rounds to talk about Unity08, but he was also questioned about co-star Fred Thompson:
Asked if Thompson will run: “Yes, I think that’s going to happen.”
More: “He’s a good man, a very nice man and he’s been very, very straightforward with me all the time … When I’ve [...]

Free Lance Star Covers the Battle in the 28th

I think I would rather defend charges of sexual harrasement in my past then to try to defend this
From John Chichester speaking about Richard Stuart:
He said he’s backing Stuart because Stuart’s fiscal philosophies are in line with his own . . .
Not exactly the words of encouragement I would want to receive from the departing [...]

Trouble’s Brewing In The 28th – UPDATED

Former Westmoreland County Commonwealth Attorney Richard H. Stuart has officially joined the fight for the Republican Nomination in the 28th District.
Stuart’s late entry into the Fire House Primary is not without controversy.  Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford) has endorsed Stuart, which is not setting well with some of the other contestants for the nomination.  Joe Graziano [...]

Algore’s Homeworld Found

Hospitable planet found in the Libra constellation.
Can we PLEASE send Algore, Alec Baldwin, Sheryl “Spare A Square” Crow and the rest of them on the journey?

Thank You!

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Sen. Toddy Puller, Del. Jeff Frederick, PWC Chairman Corey Stewart and Dumfries Supervisor Maureen Caddigan for all coming out this evening for the Southbridge Community Association’s annual meeting.  These four elected officials all represent Southbridge, Va. in their respective offices and we greatly [...]