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    -- U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp



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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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Red State Uncovers Dem Plants in CNN / YouTube Debate

Heads should roll at CNN over this, including that moron Anderson Cooper’s.

Forgit Files Feeble FEC Forms

Phil Forgit has filed his FEC disclosure forms and it shows that his campaign is headed down the toilet faster than the Tidy Bowl Man.  (All numbers are through 11/21/07) –
Total contributions:  $43,522.00
Total expenditures: $7,061.01
Cash on Hand: $36,460.99
Meanwhile, this week alone Rob Wittman has raised $28,900 in just two days so far while Forgit has [...]

WashPo vs. WashTimes on Economic Impact of Illegal Aliens

One study report, two very different spins…
The WashTimes headline “Immigrants, illegals use welfare more often“
The WashPo headline “Illegal Immigrants in Md. and Va. Out-Earn U.S. Peers, Study Says“
HUH?
First, from the WashTimes:
Both immigrants and illegal aliens are more likely to be poor and to use welfare programs than native-born Americans because they come to the country [...]

***DEMAND*** PWC Schools ONLY Accept U.S.-Issued I.D.

Yesterday, we reported on the new Prince William Co. school system’s visitor I.D. system to help safeguard our children against possible violent attacks and sexual predators.  Now we hear, via Greg L. over at BVBL, that there is a huge loophole in this system rendering the expensive equipment being installed essentially useless.
From the Manassas Journal:
Visitors [...]

George Barker’s Keen Grasp of the Obvious

From the D.C. Examiner:
“This situation clearly illustrates the transportation problems in Northern Virginia have not been solved” Sen.-elect George Barker said.
To that I say, “Well, duh!”  (What I wanted to really say involved the name “Sherlock,” but we’re generally a family-friendly blog.)
I heard throughout the campaign that George Barker wasn’t the brightest bulb on the Christmas [...]