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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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Glenn Beck’s First Guest on his new FNC Show is…

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

Sarah Palin.
He previously interviewed here on CNN back in June.

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Congressional Dems To Push Global Warming Bill

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has announced that he will push to pass a global warming bill by Memorial Day.
Thank goodness. I’M FREEZING RIGHT NOW!!! Let’s get the planet warmed up a bit!!!

Filed under: Congress, Democrats, Humor, Manbearpig (Global Warming) | 4 Comments »

MN Recount Unconstitutional Under Bush v. Gore

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

Very interesting.

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Bill Bolling Breaks $1M; $720K In The Bank

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

BOLLING BREAKS MILLION DOLLAR FUNDRAISING MARK
-Lieutenant Governor ends 2008 with over $721,000 in the bank-
-Nearly 700 individual contributors donated to Bolling during period-
RICHMOND – In reports filed today with the State Board of Elections, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling reported raising $1,018,946 for his reelection campaign committee since its inception in March 2008. Bolling also ended [...]

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DPV Doesn’t Get It

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

No one has ever accused the DPV of being a bastion of neural activity, so it should come as no surprise that the press release they issued yesterday attacking AG Bob McDonnell’s legislative agenda is completely off base. The main thrust is that McDonnell’s legislative agenda did not address any job creation measures.
Hello. This legislative [...]

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Democrats Want YOU In Army Boots

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

Democrat U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel has announced that he will once again introduce legislation to bring back the military draft.

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Timothy Geithner Didn’t Just Make A Simple “Error”

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

The more that comes out, the more one sees that Pres.-elect Barack Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary didn’t just make a simple “error” as Obama and others are chalking it up to. From the WSJ:
Timothy Geithner, whose nomination as Treasury secretary has been delayed by his past failure to pay taxes, was repeatedly advised in [...]

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Bob, Not Terry, Is Virginia’s Money “Mac Daddy”

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Riley

Terry “Global Crossing” McAuliffe has made a big deal about having raised $900,000 for his gubernatorial campaign between Nov. 10 and Dec. 31.
Not bad at all.
But AG Bob McDonnell turns out to have raised more than $1 million since Election Day, Nov. 4, roughly the same timeframe that McAuliffe has been boasting about. For the [...]

Filed under: 2009 Elections, Bob McDonnell, Brian "Don't Call Me Jim" Moran, Creigh "What's In Your Wallet?" Deeds, Terry "Global Crossing" McAuliffe | Leave a Comment »