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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)

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    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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CBS MarketWatch Columnist Reports From Bizarro World On Sarah Palin

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Riley

The Sarah Palin Phenomenon Is Doomed
MarketWatch Columnist Jon Friedman Warns The Media Live To Build You Up, Then Knock You Down
When has the mainstream media EVER built up Gov. Sarah Palin? From day one, they’ve been trying to knock her down and that has only served to build her up in the eyes of average [...]

Filed under: "Journalists", 2008 Elections, Media, Morons, National Politics, Sarah Palin | 2 Comments »

More Lunacy From Obama Supporters

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Riley

More proof that Barry Obama’s supporters have lost it and aren’t interested in a debate on the issues.
The latest red herring?  Demanding the public release of John McCain’s medical records.
“There are a list of diseases which just get more common with age–Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, stroke, arthritis. He has a lot of them. I’d like to see [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, John McCain, National Politics, Nutroots, Teleprompter Barry | Leave a Comment »

Anatomy of a Financial Crisis – The CRA and ACORN

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Riley

There can be little doubt that the current financial crisis in this country can be attributed to the collapse of the housing market. But what created the conditions that allowed the whole subprime mortgage industry to flourish?
Familiarize yourself with the Community Reinvestment Act as revised in 1995.
First a little background from the Federal Reserve:
Concerns about [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Economics, Liberals, Marxists, National Politics, Scandal!, Socialists, Teleprompter Barry | 7 Comments »

Leadership. Experience. For The Change We Need.

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Riley

Great tag line in this new McCain/Palin ad.
“Leadership. Experience. For The Change We Need.” That wraps everything up into a nice neat little package.

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Reagan Rock Video Fights – 9/12/08 Results

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Riley

The polls are now closed on the 9/12/08 edition of Virginia Virtucon’s Reagan Rock Video Fights. The kings of Reagan Rock, Huey Lewis and The News, thoroughly wamped Boy George with 88 percent of the vote to notch their second win for their latest, “Pineapple Express.”

Be sure to be here this [...]

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