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Saturday, November 8, 2014

For any Democrat delusional enough to think Tuesday wasn't a disaster

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I've actually seen a couple high-ranking Virginia Democrats argue that Tuesday wasn't so bad, that to say it was a disaster is an ...
Friday, November 7, 2014

Actually, No Sen. Warner, Voters Sent the Exact Opposite Message...or No Clear Message at All

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According to Sen. Mark Warner, now officially reelected with Ed Gillespie's concession a few minutes ago, this is the message voters s...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Are Broadcast TV Political Ads a Huge Waste of Money? VA-10 as a Case Study.

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I’ve said for years that broadcast TV advertising, particularly in places like the expensive and fragmented DC Metro market, provide an ext...

Graph: Mark Warner's 2014 Vote Total in Historical Perspective

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The following are selected vote totals from non-presidential-election-year, statewide races in Virginia since 2001. Obviously, the state...

NY Times analysis: Virginia turnout dropped most in Democratic areas

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According to an analysis by the  New York Times : "Some weak Democratic performances in the midterm elections Tuesday are hard to exp...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Winners and Losers: Virginia Election 2014 Edition

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Here are a few winners and losers from this Virginia election cycle that I believe are worth highlighting. I'm  mostly going to avoid ...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Steven Pearlstein Nails It on Democrats' "failure of brand management"

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One of the articles that most resonated with me in reading this morning's papers was Democrats only have themselves to blame for upcom...

How is Mark Warner's Brand Faring? Areas to Watch on Election Night to Find Out.

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by FreeDem ( - promoted by lowkell ) Since  my series on Virginia politics back in December and January  I've given up my Virginia r...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

When Dems Tout Newspaper Endorsements and "Fact Checks," Are They Hurting Other Dems?

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What got me thinking about this question recently is several cases where a newspaper endorsement was touted by other Democrats, even as th...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Video, Photos: Tim Kaine Campaigns for Alan Howze in Arlington

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Here are some photos (on the "flip") and video (here and in the comments section) of Sen. Tim Kaine campaigning for Arlington Co...