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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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Shot Taken At McCain Campaign Bus

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Riley

McCain/Palin Straight Talk Express window shattered by a .22 caliber weapon.

Filed under: 2008 Elections, John McCain, National Politics, Nutjobs | 1 Comment »

Daily Press Endorses McCain

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Riley

McCain: Right vision, solid experience

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Endorsements, John McCain, Media, National Politics, Virginia Politics | 2 Comments »

“When you can’t ask a question to your leaders anymore, that gets scary”

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Riley

On the personal scrutiny that Joe the Plumber has received from the media since he asked Barry Obama a substantive question about his tax policy:
I asked a question. When you can’t ask a question to your leaders anymore, that gets scary. That bothers me.
Just wait until the Fairness Doctrine is reinstituted and even more free [...]

Filed under: "Journalists", 2008 Elections, Free Speech, Media, National Politics, Taxes | Leave a Comment »

WashPo Gets It On Financial Failure

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Riley

Today’s WashPo editorial on the financial crisis is spot on.  Free Market Capitalism did NOT fail us.  Rather, it was government intrusion into the markets that created this mess.
Government-sponsored, upside-only capitalism is the kind that’s in crisis today, and we say: Good riddance.
I will echo that sentiment as well. What happens next is even more [...]

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Movement Under The Radar

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Riley

When Gov. Sarah Palin’s appearance on SNL scores the show its highest ratings in 14 years and Sen. John McCain’s appearance on David Letterman scores that show’s highest ratings in 3 years, there is something afoot that the pundits are missing. And with Barry Obama’s average lead down to only 4.8 percent (less than John [...]

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