• Follow us now on

    "That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."

    -- President Abraham Lincoln - 1864

    "The supply-side claim is not a claim. It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, you'll get a bigger economy."

    -- U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp

  • Special Election – Jan 12, 2010

  • 2010

  • 2013

  • SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund

    In a fight between Jim Webb and Ollie North, who would win? Oh, that's right, we already know the answer to that question.

    Potential 2012 Convention Cities:

      Republicans

    • Atlanta, GA
    • Indianapolis, IN
    • San Antonio, TX

      • Democrats

    • Like we care.

    Potential 2012 Presidential Candidates:

  • Current Poll Questions

    No Current Polls.

    Visit Our Sponsors

    Advertise here

    Join Team Sarah!

  • Open Threads

    2010 Elections

    2011 Elections

    2012 Elections

    2013 Elections and Beyond

  • Poll Accuracy Based Results

    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)

    ----------------

    (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)

  • RSS Redskins Insider

Chuck Smith Throws His Hat Into Ring For Congress

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Riley

Former VA Beach GOP Chairman Chuck Smith, a retired Marine / Navy JAG, is jumping into the race for the 2nd Cong. Dist. in 2010 against freshman Glenn Nye.  You can check out his website here.

Filed under: 2010 Elections, Congress, Republicans, Virginia Politics

« »

7 Responses

  1. 111thCongressGuy, on January 14th, 2009 at 4:53 pm Said:

    GO CHUCK! Win BACK OUR SEAT

  2. Ghost of George Felix Allen's Career, on January 14th, 2009 at 6:23 pm Said:

    Is there any talk of Drake trying to recapture her seat?

  3. Timothy Watson, on January 14th, 2009 at 7:34 pm Said:

    Isn’t it a little early to start the 2010 races?

  4. 111thCongressGuy, on January 14th, 2009 at 10:10 pm Said:

    I adored Thelma, but I don’t think that she will be able to win this seat back if she ran against Nye in 2010. Chuck is a veteran, a seasoned politician, small business owner, African American, etc etc….he fits the profile of the district really well.

  5. Light Horse, on January 14th, 2009 at 11:44 pm Said:

    It’s not too early to talk about 2010 races. I want to hear about the 2012 Senate race.

  6. Loudoun Insider, on January 15th, 2009 at 11:54 am Said:

    He looks like a tough, no-nonsense dude! Go for it!

  7. Ashton Gilmore, on January 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm Said:

    This is fantastic news, Jim! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I’ve known Mr. Smith since I was a child. I’m really happy he’s going to run for the seat! This is someone who has all of the potential in the world.

    Also, no, it is not too early be campaigning for the seat. Congressional races are in constant campaign mode since they are up for re-election so quickly. Mr. Smith needs to get in now to create an infrastructure to raise money within the Federal limits. He is at the disadvantage of not having incumbency.

    This makes me so happy!

Leave a Reply