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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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Evidence Emerging That Obama Was Member of Socialist “New Party” In The ’90s

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

Right Field over at The Mud Pit has stumbled across some blockbuster information that appears to have legs that could very well sink Barack Obama once and for all.
Earlier this summer, allegations arose that Obama had been a member of the “New Party” in Illinois at a time when candidates could run on multiple party [...]

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

More Poll Tightening

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

Today’s Zogby daily tracking poll has the presidential race back to a 1.9% difference – Barry Obama 47.1 to John McCain 45.2.
(The Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll, was conducted before Tuesday’s Obama-McCain debate. It was performed by live telephone operators in Zogby’s in-house call center in Upstate New York, included a total of 1,220 likely voters nationwide, and carries [...]

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

Bill Day — Against The Bailout Until Wittman Was Against It, Then Day Was For It

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

And the entertainment from Bill “The Crush Puppy” Day just keeps on coming:
9/24/08
“I’m totally against it. I haven’t met anybody yet who’s for it. I’ve talked to hundreds of people. They’re all saying, ‘Why are we bailing out a company that couldn’t make it? Why do we have to bail out a company that made [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Congress, Housing Debacle, Morons, Northern Neck Politics, Virginia Politics | 6 Comments »

Bill Day Falsely Claims Endorsement

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

Retraction: We falsely reported an endorsement by the Times Community Papers on this page yesterday. The paper has not yet made a formal decision or announcement. Our apologies!

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Congress, Morons, Northern Neck Politics, Rob Wittman, Virginia Politics | Leave a Comment »

Hollywood Catches Sequelitis Again

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

Latest movies in some stage of development in Hollywood (in order of their sequel number):

Bull Durham 2
Ghostbusters 3
Pirates of the Carribean 4
Lethal Weapon 5
Indiana Jones 5

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Virginia Felons For Obama

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Riley

Today’s DC Examiner has an article on Fairfax County elections officials making a special visit to the county jail to register inmates to vote.
Both Fairfax County General Registrar Rokey Suleman and Sheriff Stan Barry deny any wrongdoing in the decision that granted Office of Elections on-site access to the Adult Detention Center in downtown Fairfax. Barry [...]

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