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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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“Blood will run in the streets” — Not Unless America Is Already A Banana Republic

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Riley

With the stir about voter fraud created by the multiple state investigations of ACORN; a presidential candidate talking about “spreading the wealth” to large crowds of supporters that might make you think you’re in Venezuela or some other Third World socialist country; and now liberal authors warning “If Obama loses it will spark the second [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, Liberals, National Politics, Nutjobs, Nutroots, Voter Fraud | 3 Comments »

The Rapidly Disappearing Middle Class

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Hirons

According the Barry Obama campaign the middle class is a disappearing class in America.  The latest out of the camp puts the top of the Middle Class at households making $120,000.  Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) put this number out there today.
Using a figure defined by a report of the The Working Poor Families Project the [...]

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What A Surpise

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Hirons

In 2001 at least Mark Warner waited until he was elected to say he wouldn’t be cutting taxes as promised during the campaign.  In 2008 Barry Obama is already dropping his expectation of “Change”.
What a surprise – hey “Middle Class Americans” – do you feel like the carrot just got pulled out from in front [...]

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“Joe The Plumber” Not Sam Wurzelbacher

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Hirons

Several weeks ago there was a big hubbub over Oprah Winfrey snubbing Sarah Palin for not having invited her to appear on Oprah’s television show. As reported here on Virgnia Virtucon there was pretty good agreement that not going on Oprah was a good thing.  Not to push the snub back to Oprah, but more [...]

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McCain Avoids “Curse Of The Mixing Bowl”

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Riley

Anyone familiar with the Springfield Mixing Bowl where I-95 / I-395 / I-495 all meet up will know instantly the office building that I am talking about.  It is the tallest building just south of the Mixing Bowl, right next to the Bob Evans restaurant.  This office building over the years has displayed enormous banners [...]

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McCain Coming To Springfield, VA on Saturday Morning

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Riley

Last chance to see John McCain before Election Day!
Join John McCain for a Road to Victory rally on Saturday, November 1st at Interstate Van Lines in Fairfax County.
This will be Senator McCain’s last Virginia rally before Election Day.
Tickets are available online or by visiting one of the designated Virginia Victory offices between 9:00am and [...]

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