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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%)

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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:

    1T. Rasmussen (11/1-3)**

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

    3. YouGov/Polimetrix (10/18-11/1)

    4. Harris Interactive (10/20-27)

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    6T. Diageo/Hotline (10/31-11/2)*

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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)

    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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Who is viewed the most favorably among members of the tickets?

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Riley

Guess who ranks the most favorable –
Dunkin’ Donuts Joe Biden – 48 percent favorable
Barry Obama – 57 percent favorable
John McCain – 57 percent favorable
Sarah Palin – 58 percent favorable

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Dunkin' Donuts Joe, John McCain, National Politics, Polls, Sarah Palin, Teleprompter Barry | Leave a Comment »

RNC ‘08 Most Watched Convo EVER

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Riley

Go figure.  And here the networks have cut back on their coverage to one hour per night since people aren’t as interested.
The Republican convention was the most-watched convention on television ever, beating a standard set by the Democrats a week earlier.
Three times in two weeks, political speeches were watched by more people than the “American [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Media, National Politics | 1 Comment »

Palin on “Oprah”? Nope, and that is a GOOD thing!

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Riley

From the Drudge Report:
BIG DILEMMA: OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED
Fri Sep 05 2008 08:55:46 ET
Oprah Winfrey may have introduced Democrat Barack Obama to the women of America — but the talkshow queen is not rushing to embrace the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket!
Oprah’s staff is sharply divided on the merits [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Entertainment, National Politics, Sarah Palin | 2 Comments »

Oprah Snubbing Palin?

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Hirons

Drudge is reporting that Oprah is refusing to have Republican Vice President nominee Sarah Palin on her show.   Of course much of the right blogsphere is up in arms about this.  I say good.  Palin should stay away. 
Oprah is well within her rights to decided who to have and not have on her show.  The show [...]

Filed under: Virginia Politics | 2 Comments »

“Vote for the Hockey Mom”

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Light Horse

I was in Old Town Alexandria today and saw my first Palin bumper sticker. It said “Vote for the Hockey Mom”. It’s great to see early Palin supporters in Old Town of all places. For those who are not up on Northern Virginia politics, Old Town Alexandria is slightly to the left of Old Town Havana.

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Alexandria Politics, National Politics | Leave a Comment »

McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Hirons

Presidential candidate John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention drew more television viewers than his rival Barack Obama attracted at the Democratic party’s event last week, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen Media Research. the rest of the story

Filed under: Virginia Politics | 1 Comment »