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  • Poll Accuracy Based Results

    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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Thanks for making us No. 1 again…

The latest BNN blog rankings are out and Virginia Virtucon landed in the top spot this week.  This is our third time at No. 1 on the most influential list since they instituted their ratings.
Thank you to all of our readers who helped put us there!

Winners of Virtucon’s GOP Internet Primary Straw Poll

Here it is, the night we have all been waiting for.  After five weeks of elimination rounds, it has all come down to this.  The polls are now closed in Virginia Virtucon’s Republican Internet Primary Straw Poll for the U.S. Senate and the 11th Congressional District U.S. House seat.  Drum roll please…
In the battle for U.S. Senate between [...]

George Allen to Co-Chair Fred Thompson Campaign

Fred Thompson Announces National Campaign Leadership Team
McLean, VA – Sen. Fred Thompson announced today the members of his National Campaign Leadership Team: Sen. Howard H. Baker will serve as honorary chairman of his presidential campaign and Sen. Spencer Abraham, Sen. George Allen, and Elizabeth Cheney will serve as campaign co-chairs.
“Howard Baker is my longtime mentor, [...]

Complaint Filed Against DPV and Chris Brown

This just in:
The Virginia Club for Growth (VCG) PAC announced today that it has filed a complaint with four state officials having overlapping jurisdiction over the enforcement of the Virginia Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, against the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPV) and 52nd Delegate District Democrat Candidate Chris Brown.
The complaint stems from two fictitious and [...]

Polls Close TONIGHT in Straw Poll Voting for U.S. Senate / U.S. House

The polls close tonight at 7 p.m. in Virtucon’s internet primary straw poll for the GOP nods for the 2008 U.S. Senate and the 11th Dist. U.S. House seats. Look for an announcement of our winners later this evening.
Right now, with 179 votes cast in the U.S. Senate race, Jim Gilmore leads Tom Davis 110-69. Over in [...]

Friday Night Video Fights – Week 11 Results

The polls are now closed on Week 11 of Virginia Virtucon’s Friday Night Video Fights. With 63 percent of the vote, Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” has defeated Twisted Sister and their hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” Once again, heavy traffic from the BillyIdol.com website directed to our Friday Night Video Fights post made [...]

Just Like Cher or Madonna, Only Different

Cher.  Madonna.  Elvis.  Riley?
Yes, I’ve decided to drop the “Not O’Reilly” part of my nom de blog.  From now on, I’m just Riley.  I figured by now that most people know that I’m not O’Reilly, so why bother with it anymore?