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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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McCain Gets Spanked by Romney, Giuliani

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Riley

Sen. John “My Turn” McCain managed to raise $12.5 million for his ‘08 Prez campaign in the first quarter of 2007. That is far behind Romney’s $23 million (just over $20 million when his personal loan isn’t included) and even Giuliani’s $15 million. Of note, all of Romney’s cash is for the primary campaign and Giuliani [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics | 1 Comment »

Manbearpig Sighted At Supreme Court

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Riley

A victory for Manbearpig at the U.S. Supreme Court today.
In light of this, Virginia Virtucon, which lives a Manbearpig-neutral lifestyle, will soon begin selling Manbearpig Offsets at below market value. We are now taking advanced orders for Manbearpig Offsets, so please indicate here how many you would like to purchase and we will be sure [...]

Filed under: Judiciary, Manbearpig (Global Warming) | 1 Comment »

Unity08 – The American Idol of politics?

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Riley

Uh, oh. The Unity08 project will be conducting an online nomination process to select their presidential nominee.
I can see where this is going now. Can you say President Sanjaya Malakar anyone?

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Entertainment, Morons | 1 Comment »

Gilmore Ready to Get In ‘08 Race “Officially”

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Riley

It looks like Jim Gilmore is ready to move beyond the “exploratory” stage and become an official presidential candidate.

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Jim Gilmore | Leave a Comment »

Another candidate jumps in the race for Chichester’s seat

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Riley

Hirons calls our attention to a new Republican candidate for the 28th Dist. Senate seat being vacated by John Chichester. According to Hirons, Jon Myers has the support of one of the leading conservative voices in Stafford County. Be sure to check out his site!

Filed under: 2007 Elections, Stafford County Politics, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Politics | 21 Comments »