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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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Put Them Back on The Bench

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Hirons

A little inspiration for Special Election Day in the 1st CD.  Just a little reminder that it’s time to put the Democrats back on the bench.

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Whoopi Goldberg Says, “Kill The Death Tax”

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Riley

This must surely be a sign of the Apocalypse.

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Dukakabee’s Pardons Come Under Increased Scrutiny

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Riley

Mike Dukakabee’s pardons while governor of Arkansas are coming under increased scrutiny by the media.  This is just going to get more and more brutal in the coming weeks.  About the only think we haven’t seen yet is this…

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First Indy IV Movie Poster

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Riley

Too bad this movie didn’t come out 15 years ago. Then we could have had more in this series…

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Potomac News “Not Prepared”

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Riley

While a number of newspapers in the 1st Cong. Dist. have weighed in on tomorrow’s special election (all those that I have seen so far have endorsed Del. Rob Wittman), PWC’s Potomac News makes a stunning admission:
We are not prepared to offer you any advice on who you should pick to fill Davis’ seat.
What?  Have they been [...]

Filed under: 2007 Elections, Congress, Media, Prince William County Politics, Virginia Politics | 2 Comments »

Friday Night Video Fights – Week 19 Results

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Riley

The polls are now closed on Week 19 of Virginia Virtucon’s Friday Night Video Fights. With 80 percent of the vote, it seems as if the King of Pop has been dethroned by the Prince of Parody! “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Eat It” has told Michael Jackson to “Beat It.”

Come back [...]

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Not So Fast Mr. Pollard

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Hirons

The Democrats are all set to claim the 99th HOD seat as theirs as soon as Rob Wittman wins election to Congress on Tuesday, but not so fast!  Word is out that there will be a solid Republican with deep pockets getting into the race.  This development will keep the seat competitive and hopefully keep [...]

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