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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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Obama’s Old Car for Sale on eBay

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Riley

Seriously. He drove this Chrysler 300c HEMI from 2004 until 2007.
 
As someone stated on FreeRepublic:
You know how pieces of the True Cross were all the rage back in Medieval times? You could bust up this car into component parts and probably sell them for a lot more than $100K.
Can we get an Obamabot to shell [...]

Filed under: Teleprompter Barry, Theater of the Absurd | 2 Comments »

Climate Change Is Real…

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Riley

In a meeting with former Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday, Mr. Obama said the evidence of climate change is clear and that “the time for denial is over.”

An artist’s rendition of “Manbearpig” as described by Algore
One day after Obama’s remark come these headlines and photos:
Surprise flurries warm Houston hearts: Fluffy flakes bring delight to [...]

Filed under: Algore, Manbearpig (Global Warming), Teleprompter Barry | 2 Comments »

Terminator Salvation Movie Trailer

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Riley

Who would have thought that the “Terminator” franchise could continue on successfully without Arnold? But between the extremely well-done Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series and this upcoming movie, they seem to have done just that.

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Playing by Marquess of Queensberry Rules

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Riley

Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign had one major disadvantage — John McCain. McCain insisted that his campaign play by Marquess of Queensberry Rules while the Obama campaign played by Chicago street-fighting rules. We all know about McCain opting to remain in the public financing system and be vastly outspent by Obama who opted out. Now, [...]

Filed under: 2008 Elections, John McCain, Teleprompter Barry | 2 Comments »

If Loudoun Doesn’t Want The Redskins, PWC Should Put Out The Welcome Mat

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Riley

Last week, the Loudoun Co. Board of Supervisors shot down a partnership with the Washington Redskins on a 5-4 vote.  Chairman Scott York (I) along with Republican Supervisors Lori Waters and Eugene Delgaudio and Democrat Susan Klimek Buckley all supported the partnership.  The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce and representatives from the Loudoun Convention and Visitors [...]

Filed under: Prince William County Politics, Redskins, Sports | 3 Comments »