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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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Statement from PWC Chairman Corey Stewart on LG Bolling’s Decision

This just in to Virtucon from PWC Chairman Corey Stewart:
I would like to commend Lt. Governor Bill Bolling on his tough decision to run for re-election rather than to run for Governor of Virginia. Both Bill Bolling and Bob McDonnell are excellent candidates and will do a wonderful job promoting Republican values. Having Bill Bolling [...]

McCain Gets It on Housing “Crisis”

Wow.  I’m impressed!
“I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers,” McCain said in remarks prepared for delivery. “Government assistance to the banking system should be based solely on preventing systemic [...]

Ohio Dems’ “Loyalty Oath” and Lessons for Virginia

From Hot Air:
Republicans to be prosecuted in Ohio for crossing over to affect Democratic primary?
That is simply ridiculous. Talk about voter intimidation and suppression. Nothing does it better than threat of prosecution or jail.
What is happening here?  Rush Limbaugh has instituted “Operation Chaos” to get GOPers to vote in Dem primaries to keep Hillary Clinton [...]

Is “Good Time Charlie” Behind This Response?

ICE arrested 34 illegal aliens in Manassas yesterday.  So what was the response from the PWC Police when asked for comment by the media?
While Prince William County police officers were on the scenes Monday, officials tried to separate the federal work-site arrests from the county’s policy allowing police officers to detain illegal immigrants who commit [...]

Homes Sales Up in Feb.

Home sales increased in Feb. following 6 months of declines.  Obviously, people are taking advantage of lower home prices, but there is more to the story.
The bottom line is, the market works.
Home prices had soared over the past couple years to unrealistic levels.  Why?  Because the Fed Reserve’s loose money policy instituted by Alan Greenspan [...]

XM-Sirius One Step Closer

The Dept. of Justice has cleared the merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio finding that it would still face competition from numerous sources — local radio, HD radio, web radio, MP3s, etc.  FCC approval is still pending.
Once again, traditional broadcasters are whining, claiming that local radio won’t be able to compete while also charging [...]

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