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Archives for November 2006
Shift In The Illegal Immigration Debate?
14 November 2006 | Illegal Aliens | 3 Comments
The DC Examiner recently published an interview with Jaime Contreras, the founder and chairman of the National Capital Immigration Coalition and a local leader in the Service Employees International Union where Contreras discusses the impact of last Tuesday’s elections on immigration policy. To those of you who might be unfamiliar with the NCIC, they’re […]
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Delegate McQuigg Starts Running
13 November 2006 | 51st HOD District | 3 Comments
Delegate Michele McQuigg has sent out an invitation for a fundraiser to be held on November 20th at the Occoquan Inn with Congressman Tom Davis. After hearing that she wanted to be closer to home this summer, this is a big shift.
While Michele McQuigg is not what I would consider a real Reagan-style conservative, […]
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Kate Resigns
13 November 2006 | Virginia Politics | Comments Off
As expected, Kate Obenshain Griffin has stepped down as chairman of the RPV.
Mason Conservative has one of the better posts coming from the perspective of someone who really was hoping this would happen, with plenty of links to speculation about who will replace her. Shaun Kenney comes at it from the other side, saying those […]
Zapatista Update
13 November 2006 | Zapatistas, Illegal Aliens | 12 Comments
Mexicanos Sin Fronteras leader Ricardo Juarez led a little demostration along with the Mexican Solidarity Network in DC last week in protest of a visit by Filipe Calderon, the new president of Mexico. (see video) In the above photo, he’s the one with the dark shirt and jeans standing next to the person […]
Who Is The Better Republican Activist?
13 November 2006 | Humor & Satire | 2 Comments
The political blogosphere has quite a few bloggers who take time away from the keyboard in order to work in the trenches to support campaigns. I’m one of them, and on the other side of the aisle Mimi Schaeffer, aka “Howling Latina” is another. From the results of last week’s election results, which […]
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PWC 07 Outlook — Updated
13 November 2006 | Prince William County | 5 Comments
In Prince WIlliam County there are several seats that are either vacant or expected to be competitive in 2007. Here’s a look at how this increasingly complex kabuki dance may shake out:
Seats In Play:
Board of County Supervisors - Occoquan (vacant)
PWC Clerk of the Court (expected vacancy)
House of Delegates, 51st District (competitive, possible vacancy)
Virginia Senate […]
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VCDL Celebrates
13 November 2006 | 50th HOD District | Comments Off
The Virginia Citizens Defense League is mighty happy one of their own got elected to the House of Delegates and mentioned Delegate-Elect Jackson Miller twice in tonight’s VA-ALERT. In their recap of the mid-term elections, they noted “In state politics, pro-gun Jackson Miller showed, yet again, that being pro-gun is a plus in Virginia.” […]
GOP Leadership Adjustments Begin
10 November 2006 | Virginia Politics | 12 Comments
Bearing Drift reports that Kate Griffin is stepping down as Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia. The stated reason for her resignation is in order to form an exploratory committee for a run at Lt. Governor. I am not entirely convinced, especially given the timing. We’ve seen Ken Mehlman (national GOP chairman) step down […]
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2006 Winners And Losers
10 November 2006 | Manassas City, Prince William County | 7 Comments
I’ve noticed that the always stridently partisan Raising Kaine has posted a pretty useless list of winners and losers that would make the far-left happy, but offers little of value to anyone else. While I’m as probably as stridently partisan as Josh and Lowell, it’s worth taking an objective look rather than continuing to focus […]
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If You Think You’re Not Happy…
10 November 2006 | Virginia Politics | 1 Comment
…you should see what a solider serving in Iraq had to say about the national results from the election.
Thanks to Riley for making sure we had the chance to see this. Here’s a piece of it:
Realize this also.. you have just put a heavy price on the heads of us all…… Now that we are […]
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Virginia GOP Leadership Shakeup Outlook
9 November 2006 | Virginia Politics | 34 Comments
After a mixed GOP performance in the recent election, as usual there’s conversations going on about leadership changes. This is nothing new, and probably worthwhile. Here’s what seems to be shaking out:
Kate Obenshain Griffin, the chairman of the RPV is probably going to be replaced, and it’s getting some discussion over at Elephant Ears and […]
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What Happened To Judy Feder
9 November 2006 | US Congress | 3 Comments
The folks over at Raising Kaine seem puzzled that their favorite hometown girl Judy Feder got crushed at the polls on Tuesday. At the risk of curing RK readers of their delusions, maybe a bit of a post-election analysis is in order.
Judy Feder came across to 10th District voters as an absolute nutjob. Although her […]
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Looking Ahead: 29th Senate
9 November 2006 | 29th VA Senate | 7 Comments
Next year Senator Charles Colgan will be up for re-election, and local Republicans have been lining up to take a shot at this seat. A rumor has been circulating for some time that Senator Colgan is ready to step back, as long as his replacement is someone who he would feel comfortable with. This is […]
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Rishell Wants More?
8 November 2006 | Jeanette Rishell | 7 Comments
An interesting email went out from the Jeanette Rishell campaign today thanking her supporters for their work and all of the usual stuff a candidate sends out after they’re defeated. The closing was pretty interesting, though:
I ask that everyone please keep their signs from this campaign for next year; it will save us a […]
Jackson Miller Election Impacts
8 November 2006 | Manassas City | 14 Comments
Now that Jackson Miller has been elected to the House of Delegates, it’s time to start conspiring opining about what that’s going to mean.
Issue #1: What committee assignment would be appropriate for a former Army Reserve officer and current Prince William County Police Officer? Speaker Howell would do very well to assign Jackson […]
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PWC Post-Election Observations
8 November 2006 | PWCRC, Prince William County | 16 Comments
Prince William County provided a few surprises in the election — notably that Jim Webb carried the county. George Allen carried a pretty tough locality like Manassas Park (where uber-liberal Jeanette Rishell narrowly won), but lost in the county. That is quite a surprise. Allen only carried 25 of 64 precincts, excluding […]
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50th District Observations
8 November 2006 | 50th HOD District | 1 Comment
The closest race in the 50th District was the Allen/Webb contest with a margin in favor of Senator Allen of 329 votes. The Miller/Rishell contest was second with an 861 vote margin in favor of Jackson Miller, and the Wolf/Feder was next with a 1963 vote margin. Ignoring ballot initiatives two and three […]
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Election Aftermath Open Thread
8 November 2006 | Manassas City, Prince William County | 14 Comments
With SBE so slow in reporting data on Prince William County and the Manassas area, and a sleep deficit that prevents any decent analysis of the election day events, it’s probably best to just open up a thread and let commentors fill in the gaps until tomorrow.
Have at it.
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Get Out And Vote
7 November 2006 | Virginia Politics | 2 Comments
There should be no need to remind anyone, but November 7th is election day. Get out there and vote. If you’re not sure how you should vote, here’s the 2006 Voters Guide.
I’ll be working all day in support of Republican candidates and will probably not be able to post again until Wednesday.
Jeanette Rishell: Nobody Home
6 November 2006 | Jeanette Rishell | 2 Comments
Looks like Jeanette Rishell has locked up that important segment of the voters who live in boarded-up houses.
Jeanette Rishell, your quality of life candidate!
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