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

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

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What’s Up With Virtucon’s Prez Picks?

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Riley

Some of you may have noticed that at the top of our supported candidates list in our sidebar that we have added three candidates for President.  Well, given that there are seven of us who are contributors here on Virtucon, it should come as no surprise that at this point we have differing views on which [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Blogging | 3 Comments »

What’s Going On In The 51st?

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Hirons

It’s been nearly a week since the debacle that was the 51st Republican Convention.  So what’s going on? 
We hear Julie Lucas is still weighing her options on what to do.  She’s received support from many levels to continue to exhaust options on appealing the results of the convention. 
 The front page of her website has been [...]

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“Fred Heads” Come Out In Force

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Riley

In the first 18 hours that Fred Thompson’s website imwithfred.com was online, it raised more than $220,000 and averaged 1,500 people signing up per hour.  That’s 27,000 Fred Heads in less than one day.  Pretty impressive.
(H/T Hugh Hewitt)

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Loudoun Residents – Don’t Forget to Support Lori Waters on Saturday!

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Riley

From Lori Waters’ web site:
Loudoun County Republican Convention
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Registration open from 8:30am to 10:00am
The Community Church, 19790 Ashburn Rd.
View the Revised Convention Call and Details
Updated agenda and draft rules (State Party ruled there can be NO credentials challenges allowed!)
To vote in the Republican convention, all delegates must pick up their credentials no later [...]

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Jon Henke Joins Fred Thompson

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Riley

When I got word from Jon Henke not so long ago that he was leaving his job as New Media Advisor for U.S. Sen. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, I kind of figured it would be for something like this.  Jon did a fantastic job for McConnell and had George Allen had the foresight to bring him [...]

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