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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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More Problems for VA Dems

A new Rasmussen Reports survey could spell big trouble for Virginia Dems next week if the public perceives them to be on the wrong side of the illegal alien issue:
Seventy percent (70%) of Virginia voters say it is Very Important for the government to improve its enforcement of the borders and reduce illegal immigration. Just [...]

New Senate Campaign Finance Reports

Here is a quick rundown on the hot races for Virginia Senate and where the candidates are with their fundraising, disbursements and cash on hand totals for the period 10/1 – 10/24:
1st Dist.
Tricia Stall
Raised – $419060.59
Spent – $394017.32
Cash On Hand – $85560.04
John Miller
Raised – $513933.73
Spent – $434349.49
Cash On Hand – $300631.28
6th Dist.
Nick Rerras
Raised – $103879.33
Spent [...]

Upset Brewing in PWC

Democrat-ick Sen. Chuck Colgan is in the fight of his political life against Bob FitzSimmonds in the 29th Sen. Dist. and appears to be losing it.  Once again, FitzSimmonds outraised Colgan after having done so in Sept. as well and now leads Colgan in Cash On Hand going into the final stretch.
According to the most [...]

2-Year Old Donates $2,300 to Obama; Other Toddlers Join the Bandwagon

OOPS!  Seems that Barrack Obama’s campaign might be taking in quite a bit of illegal contributions from donors funneling it through their minor children who do not meet the criteria set forth by the FEC for donations from minors.  Here’s an example of the B.O. money that doesn’t pass the smell test:
Elrick Williams’s toddler niece Carlyn may be one [...]