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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%)

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Housing Crisis in 2nd Cong. Dist. Contest

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

There’s a housing crisis in Virginia’s 2nd cong. dist. campaign this year.
Democrat-ick candidate Glenn Nye has two that he is calling his “primary” residence — one in D.C. and one in Virginia.  And he’s claiming tax breaks for his D.C. home.  Oops!

DRAKE CAMPAIGN CALLS ON NYE TO PAY THE BACK TAXES
HE OWES TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
VIRGINIA [...]

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

Way to go, boneheads…

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

The Bush administration, Teleprompter Barry, Fed. Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, SecTreas. Henry Paulson, congressional Democrats and others are scrambling to pump between $700M and $1T worth of money after bad to shore up the nation’s financial institutions.  What’s the first impact of that?  Oil jumping $25 per barrel in one day, a 25 percent increase.  [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Economics, John McCain, National Politics, Teleprompter Barry | 1 Comment »

The Speech Palin Would Have Given In NYC Today

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

The NY Sun published the remarks that Gov. Sarah Palin was to have delivered today in NYC at the anti-Iran rally.
I am honored to be with you and with leaders from across this great country — leaders from different faiths and political parties united in a single voice of outrage.
Tomorrow, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will come to [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, International Politics, National Politics, Sarah Palin, World War III | 1 Comment »

“Chicago Machine”

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

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Obama Pulls Out Of Georgia and ND

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

So much for broadening the electoral map.  It isn’t even October yet and Teleprompter Barry is writing off Georgia and sending his North Dakota people to shore up Wisconsin and Minnesota — states that he shouldn’t have to worry about.  Team Obama is on defense and falling back.  And before you say North Dakota doesn’t [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics, Teleprompter Barry | 3 Comments »

How Democrats Protected Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

This article from Bloomberg.com sums it up pretty nicely just how the Democrats, including Teleprompter Barry, sought to protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The economic history books will describe this episode in simple and understandable terms: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exploded, and many bystanders were injured in the blast, some fatally.
. . .
What happened [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Democrats, Economics, National Politics, Regulation, Scandal! | 4 Comments »

Investigative Report: Is Team Obama Directly Behind The Palin Smears?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

The Jawa Report has a pretty in-depth investigative analysis of who is behind the smears of AK Gov. Sarah Palin.  They follow the trail and find that it may very well lead right to top Obama advisor David Axelrod.  Furthermore, it appears that much of Obama’s supposed grassroots support is in actuality mere astroturf.
This story [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, National Politics, Sarah Palin, Scandal!, Teleprompter Barry | 1 Comment »

Reagan Rock Video Fights – 9/19/08 Results

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Riley

The polls are now closed on the 9/19/08 edition of Virginia Virtucon’s Reagan Rock Video Fights. In a first, the kings of Reagan Rock — Huey Lewis and The News — have lost a contest here on Virtucon. By a 60%-40% margin, Journey has taken the crown with “Never Walk Away.” Congrats to [...]

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