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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Mt. Vernon Democratic Straw Poll Results: Beyer, Chatman, Hope... (UPDATE: Photos, Video)

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I just got back from the Mt. Vernon Democratic Committee's annual Mardi Gras party and straw poll. The party was great, as always; lot...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Where ethics and utility profits intersect, a stain spreads across the "Virginia Way"

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by Ivy Main (For an explanation regarding why subsidizing nuclear power is such a dumb idea,  see here . For an explanation of why we sh...

Gov. McAuliffe Should Veto Dominion "Global Warming Starts Here" VA Power Corporate Welfare Bill

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This morning, Vice Chair of the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club  Ivy Main wrote scathingly  about  a just-passed bill  "that  wil...

Dwight Jones Coronated As DPVA Chair

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by Dan Sullivan Sensing a rising tide of sentiment against the prospect of Mayor Jones' candidacy for DPVA chair, it seems the ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Will Wonders Never Cease? Top VA Repubs Call for Fitzsimmonds to Resign Over Misogynistic Remark

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Amazing . Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William Howell and two of his lieutenants are calling on the state Republican Party's t...
Monday, February 24, 2014

First Major 8th CD Straw Poll Coming Up in Mt. Vernon: Expected Order of Finish

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One of my fondest memories of the 2006 Jim Webb for Senate campaign was Webb's shocking upset of Harris Miller at Gerry Connolly's...

Virginia GOP Sen. Steve Martin Calls Women "the child's host (some refer to them as mothers)"

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Another Republican  shows his utter contempt for women , referring to them as "the child's host (some refer to them as mothers)....
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Virginia 10th CD: Democrats Unite Around John Foust; Republicans Splinter Among Extremists

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It's fascinating to watch what's been going on in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, where Rep. Frank Wolf is retiring af...

Del. Patrick Hope Wins First Blue Virginia 8th CD Poll with 33% of Vote

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With 102 votes in our first poll of who Blue Virginia registered users support in the 8th CD Democratic nominating contest, Del. Patrick H...

A Better DPVA in Depth - Part 1: Money

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by Dave Part 1 of my series (leading up to the next DPVA meeting) examining how DPVA can be the best state party possible. Dave Leicht...