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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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The New Epicenter of the VA GOP

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Riley

With the election of Del. Jeff Frederick as new RPV Chairman and Del. Bob Marshall’s near upset of Jim Gilmore for the U.S. Senate nomination, Prince William County-based candidates sent shockwaves throughout the Virginia Republican establishment at the weekend convo. Before Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced his campaign for reelection in 2009 earlier this year, [...]

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Thank You, Mark Warner…

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Riley

As D.J. McGuire has pointed out, former Gov. Marky Mark has managed to unify Republicans against him just one day after a contentious convention where former Gov. Jim Gilmore emerged as the party’s nominee. How? By trotting out the RINO most despised by Republican activists of all stripes, former state Sen. John Chi-ching-e$ter, the top so-called [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Marky Mark, RINOs, Virginia Politics | 1 Comment »

Frederick Kicks-Off First 100 Days as RPV Chairman

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Riley

This just in:

Thank You!
It was enough to have had the incredible opportunity to travel our great Commonwealth and meet so many incredible people from every corner of Virginia.
But our journey didn’t end there.

This past Saturday, thousands of grassroots Republicans voted for bold, new leadership for our Party.
Thank you!
Thank you for an overwhelming show of support, [...]

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Reagan Rock Video Fights – Week 42 Results

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Riley

The polls are now closed on Week 42 of Virginia Virtucon’s Reagan Rock Video Fights. With 55 percent of the vote, we crown as new champion as Ray Parker, Jr. and “Ghostbusters” have edged out Men Without Hats and “The Safety Dance” after three weeks in the top spot.

Be sure [...]

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Rev. Pfleger – A 21st Century Vanilla Ice?

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Riley

I’m still in a state of bizarre puzzlement over Barry Obama’s friend of 20 years, the Rev. Michael Pfleger. Exactly what is this guy’s deal?

He’s trying to act and talk as if he is black. I haven’t seen anything this strange since Vanilla Ice…

(Jim Carey just nailed [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Nutjobs, Religion, Teleprompter Barry | 1 Comment »