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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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LG Hager to Attend PWC YR Meeting

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Riley

We’ve gotten word here from Michael Hardy that newly-minted RPV Chairman, former Lt. Gov. John Hager, will be the special guest at the Aug. 13th relaunch of the Prince William County Young Republicans.  Good going, Michael!  And thank you for attending, Chairman Hager!
The meeting begins at 7 p.m., will last at most an hour and a [...]

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New Richard Stuart Website Goes Live

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Riley

Richard Stuart, the GOP nominee for the 28th Senate Dist. against Albert “Trashman” Pollard, has gone live with his new website.  Stuart’s site is visually enticing and chock full of information including a great Issues page that includes this bit on illegal immigration:
As our State Senator, Richard Stuart will not support the use of a single taxpayer [...]

Filed under: 2007 Elections, Immigration, Northern Neck Politics, Republicans, Second Amendment Rights, Stafford County Politics | 6 Comments »

“R.I.P.” – Albert Pollard

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Riley

That’s “Republicans and Independents for Pollard” that has the most unfortunate acronym of “R.I.P.”
From the SwampThing blog:
Former Republican Governor Linwood Holton hosts successful event for Pollard in Irvington
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Over 200 self-ascribed Republicans and Independents attended the event in Irvington to show their support of Albert Pollard’s run for State Senate.
Yeah, that’s the thing with [...]

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Friday Night Video Fights – Week 1 Results

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Riley

Well, the polls are now closed on Week 1 of Virginia Virtucon’s Friday Night Video Fights.  With 59 percent of the vote, this week’s winner is Def Leppard’s “Photograph.”
 
Come back this Friday for Week 2 when Def Leppard defends their title against a new challenger.  You won’t want to miss this [...]

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