A newly released Roanoke College (Va) poll has Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen up 13 points over Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine. The findings were:
George Allen: 45%
Tim Kaine: 32%
Kaine did Virginians no favor as governor, and he has been closely associated with Democratic President Barack Obama’s liberal overreaching government policies including ObamaCare, something he claims to be proud of. In Virginia?
As he was preparing to leave the governorship, he proposed billions of dollars in new taxes with a budget that was billions in debt (a budget that was later balanced without new taxes by the newly-elected Gov. Bob McDonnell). He closed rest areas (claiming there was no money but newly-elected Gov. McDonnell authorized an audit of VDOT and found $1.45 billion tucked away) all while his banner was supposed to be transportation. Does Virginia really need more of that?
Check out Jim Hoeft’s post at Bearing Drift … “Kaine comes screaming out of the gates for Senate … 13 points behind Allen”.
Cross-posted at SWAC Girl
Filed under: Virginia Politics
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here you are BPM……from my buddy jeff caldwell…..formerly press sec for vdot and now press sec for gov mcdonnell
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ARRA project tracking sheet (PDF, 44 KB)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on Feb.17, 2009. Virginia will receive a total of $694.5 million in highway funding from ARRA to invest in improving our transportation system.
Our priorities are to address deficient pavements, structurally deficient bridges and much-needed highway capacity and rail improvements to improve the economic competitiveness of the commonwealth and offer safe, reliable transportation options for all Virginians.
The information contained in the materials posted on this page will provide you with the most up-to-date status of Virginia’s efforts to maximize the stimulus investment.
A Transparent Process
The commonwealth continues to work through an open, transparent and collaborative process to select projects that provide the most benefit for Virginia citizens while adhering to all requirements and deadlines prescribed in the legislation.
Following a public comment period, the commonwealth worked in close collaboration with the metropolitan planning organizations, elected officials and citizens to select the best uses of this ARRA funding.
Fast Facts
Investment priorities were set by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to govern the selection of state-funded transportation stimulus projects. These included:
Addressing structurally deficient bridges
$97.2 million targeted to improve or replace structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges and culverts.
Addressing deficient pavements
$136.5 million targeted toward repaving or overlaying lane miles of highway and primary roads in Virginia.
BRAC-related projects
$75.4 million targeted to fund improvements necessary near expanding military installations supporting 21,400 jobs.
Enhancements
$20.8 million targeted to be used for enhancement projects.
Cancelled or delayed construction projects and citizen suggestions
$37.3 million targeted to improve Virginia’s rail network and access to the Port of Virginia
$184.0 million targeted to advance much-needed congestion-relief projects including building lane miles of new roadway
News
VDOT Obligates Transportation Stimulus Funding Ahead of Schedule
VIrginia Obligates More Than Half of of Discretionary Highway Stimulus Funding
Commonwealth Transportation Board to Adopt Revised Six-Year Transportation Program at Special Meeting
Virginia Completes Obligation of Highway Stimulus Funds
Projects
PDFs
Project map
Awarded and pending projects
Project tracking sheet
Presentations to the Commonwealth Transportation Board
PDFs
Transportation components of the stimulus bill (Feb. 5, 2009, 467 KB)
Final stimulus bill (Feb. 13, 2009, 462 KB)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act highway funding (March 18, 2009, 51 KB)
VDOT stimulus project update (April 15, 2009, 35 KB)
Additional stimulus project recommendations (May 20, 2009, 400 KB)
Additional stimulus highway project recommendations (June 17, 2009, 305 KB)
ARRA funding / project update (Sept. 17, 2009, 260 KB)
ARRA funding / project update (Oct. 14, 2009, 17 KB)
ARRA funding / project update (Nov. 18, 2009, 403 KB)
ARRA funding / project update (Dec. 16, 2009, 208 KB)
Hey Swacgirl……..i wouldnt expect that Kaine was going to get many votes in the Roanoke market…and of course, that is Allen’s kinda place where he swoons the patriots…….barf!! And as far as the transportation audit, the funds were already targeted for other areas; in addition, the worst kept secret is that a lot of McDonnell’s transportation funds are coming from Obama’s Stimulus Fund……we cant create $ from nothing and everything costs money….
It was a statewide poll. FYI, Roanoke College was the 3rd most accurate polling firm in VA for the 2009 gubernatorial election. They predicted McDonnell would win by 17% and he won by 17.4%. They were the closest on the margin of victory, but were a little more off than two others on the final percent totals.
Ken, imagine a place where NOVA also goes for Allen….(as if the rest of Virginia actually needed NOVA to actually install Allen to the seat.)
There are two heavyweight voting districts in Virginia. Norfolk is heavily military, which more oft than naught goes conservative.
With the wind at his back, Allen owns this state today.
The money turned up in that audit was “tucked away” by beaurocrats readily asking for more. It was NOT designated to any areas.
And someone else will put the “stimulus” lie to the test, I’m sure.
Really, where in the world do you get this stuff?
Interestingly also, Obama’s approval rating in Virginia is 34%.
http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/264246/poll-obamas-approval-rating-virginia-now-34
might want to check the sample on that poll. it’s approve/disappove on the Tea Party is 51/49 and 44% identify as conservative. It may be an accurate read on the 2010 electorate. Not sure the 2012 electorate looks quite the same.
Steve, I agree with you. The 2012 electorate may not be so left wing. LOL
BUT SERIOUSLY, I do realize that sample and sample size are issues here.
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