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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%)

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    6. Rasmussen (10/27) – 54% / 13% (deviation 9%)

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    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:

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    1T. Pew (10/29-11/1)**

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    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)

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    13. FOX (11/1-2)

    14. Economist/YouGov (10/25-27)

    15. IBD/TIPP (11/1-3)

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    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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Bob McDonnell Casts Virginia Delegates Votes for McCain

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Riley

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Bob McDonnell, John McCain, Virginia Politics | Leave a Comment »

Gerry Connolly – Self-loathing Catholic?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Riley

From the Keith Fimian campaign:

Gerry Connolly Sides with Anti-Catholic Smears
Fairfax, VA – Today the D.C. Examiner reported Gerry Connolly, candidate for Congress, was asked about the anti-Catholic smears being sent out on his behalf. Surprisingly, Connolly, who is a Catholic, refused to disown the smears.
Connolly went one step further and embraced the anti-Catholic attacks saying [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, NOVA Politics | 2 Comments »

TV Ratings in for Sarah Palin Speech

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Riley

Breaking from Drudge Report:
37,244,000 WATCHED PALIN SPEECH … [38,379,000 WATCHED OBAMA]…

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics, Sarah Palin, Teleprompter Barry | Leave a Comment »

Palin’s Hat Trick

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Ignatius

I must admit to some trepidation as I sat down to watch Sarah Palin’s speech last night. While I normally dismiss ninety percent of what I hear from the effette, chardonnay sipping, left-wing, chattering class, I did wonder whether Palin could climb out from under the avalanche of hypocritical lies and distortions peddled by the [...]

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High Praise for Sarah Palin

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Riley

From AP:
But the former TV sportscaster spoke in calm, TV-friendly tones reminiscent of Ronald Reagan. Like the former GOP president, Palin warmed the crowd with quips and jokes.
From Time magazine:
the hall that felt like a tomb on Monday might as well have seen the Second Coming of Ronald Reagan, so ecstatic was the crowd.
And from [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin | Leave a Comment »

A Rising Star in the Democrat Party

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Hirons

Former Mayor of Detriot Kwame Kilpatrick

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Amazing

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Riley

Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech tonight was amazing, pure and simple.  There’s only one problem with it — John McCain has to follow it tomorrow night.
Here’s a quick round-up of the news coverage:
From Brit Hume on Fox News – Tonight a new star is born.  Fmr. Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson was hard pressed to say [...]

Filed under: "Journalists", 2008 Elections, Media, National Politics, Sarah Palin | 4 Comments »