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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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Just Don’t Have Him Speak At The GOP Convo

Howard Stern has announced that he will never vote for another Democrat ever again because of the opposition of the Dem members on the FCC to the merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio, referring to the Dems as “communists.”
Nothing like a little government interference to turn someone into a Republican.

***WASHPO POINTS FINGER AT ILLEGAL ALIEN FOR MURDER OF CHANDRA LEVY***

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE.
Interestingly enough, while in part six of this WashPo series they identified Ingmar Guandique as being an illegal alien from El Salvador, in parts 11 and 12 they omit that fact.

Obama Cancels Visit With Wounded U.S. Troops

Barry Obama has canceled a visit with wounded U.S. troops in Germany, claiming that it would be “inappropriate” to do so on a trip funded by his presidential campaign.
In response, the McCain campaign stated:
“Barack Obama is wrong. It is never inappropriate to visit our men and women in the military.”
Perhaps Obama feared that his nutroots [...]

Not A Fan Of The Original, But…

I thought I should let anyone who is interested know that Disney just showed a sneak peak of their secret project “TRON 2” — and yes, it is a sequel, not a remake and yes, Jeff Bridges, the star of the original is in it.

Mark Warner Gets Caught In Own Tangled Web Of Deceit

D.J. McGuire has uncovered the smoking gun — Marky Mark admitting that he knew he did not need to raise taxes to balance the budget.  Rather, he needed to raise taxes in order to add more government programs.

Boring in Berlin: Barry O’s Latest Rhetorical Bomb

So I just got done watching Barry O’s latest contribution to the delicate art of insipid semonizing. To say that it was the most banal or jejune speech to which I have ever been subjected would be a bit of an exaggeration.  After all, during the course of his interminable campaign, Barry O has delivered so [...]

In Defense Of The Car Tax Cut

From the latest Gilmore for Senate “Political Director’s Update,” a clear defense of Gilmore’s record…
Car Tax Facts
One of the biggest misconceptions people seem to have about the Car Tax repeal is that it was some sort of budget buster. Nothing could be further from the truth. On the heals of the Associated Press’ own [...]

Obama Expounds John Lennon “Imagine” Foreign Policy In Berlin Speech

Barry Obama’s speech in Berlin — essentially a “one world” vision.  John Lennon would be proud…

Chandra Levy’s Killer An Illegal Alien?

As the WashPo’s 12-part series on the unsolved Chandra Levy murder heads towards a conclusion, today’s installment focuses on the discovery of her body and mentions a possible suspect — Ingmar Guandique who entered the U.S. illegally from El Salvador.  (Just don’t expect to read that fact anywhere in today’s WashPo story, although it is referenced in an [...]

WashPo Puff Piece On PWC Police Chief

The front page of today’s WashPo Metro section was a big puff piece on PWC Police Chief “Good Time” Charlie Deane.  In it, they inadvertently make the case that Deane’s time has come and gone:
When Deane joined the force 38 years ago, Prince William was a white farming community that considered itself part of central Virginia. [...]

Keith Fimian Launches New Campaign Website

Keith Fimian Launches New Campaign Website
FAIRFAX, VA – In a statement issued today, 11th District Congressional Candidate Keith Fimian announced the release of his new campaign website.
“This is one campaign that technology will not leave behind,” Fimian said. “The internet is becoming one of the best media I can use to communicate with the people [...]

Enough Oil Found In Arctic To Supply U.S. For 12 Years

Stop your yapping in Congress and the regulatory agencies and start letting companies explore and drill for this…
The Arctic may hold 90 billion barrels of oil, more than all the known reserves of Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Mexico combined, and enough to supply U.S. demand for 12 years, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
. . .
The [...]

XM-Sirius Merger Tentatively Approved

It seems that the XM-Sirius merger may FINALLY be a done deal with FCC approval expected on a 3-2 vote.