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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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Obama’s Big Lie

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Riley

Sen. Barack Obama has been going around saying that John McCain wants a 100-year war in Iraq.  Problem is, Obama is lying.  The nonpartisan Annenburg Public Policy Center’s factcheck.org called Obama’s statement a “serious distortion to the point of rank falsehood. Challenged by reporters today, Obama refused to back down.“  The Columbia Journalism Review declared that “Obama [...]

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Virginia Bloggers are STILL against Mike Dukakabee

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Riley

This time, for VP.

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Statement from Steve Baril

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Proud Republican

2005 Attorney General candidate Steve Baril today issued the following statement regarding his intentions in the 2009 elections:
From the Desk of Steve Baril

April 7, 2008
Dear Friends and Supporters,

     Over the last several days, many friends and supporters have asked me whether I intend to be a candidate for Attorney General in 2009.  With the General [...]

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John McCain — The Anti-Webb

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Riley

Compare John McCain’s use of this in his campaign (or non-use to be more accurate) with Jim Webb’s use during his in 2006.
Mr. McCain, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability to Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is [...]

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Reagan Rock Video Fights – Week 34 Results

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Riley

The polls are now closed on Week 34 of Virginia Virtucon’s Reagan Rock Video Fights. With 57 percent of the vote, Falco wins for a third consecutive week, besting Corey Hart.

Be sure to be here for Week 35 of RRVF when Falco goes for 4 in a row!!!
Until next time, this is your Virginia Virtucon [...]

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