by MCDC | Nov 11, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013, Voter Rights
Legal wrangling is a given during any recount, but Virginia Republicans got off to an early start over the weekend, potentially exploiting the state’s new voter ID law to cast aside likely Democratic votes. The vast majority of Virginia’s votes had already...
by MCDC | Nov 8, 2013 | Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
A tip-of-the-hat to Marilyn P The Fairfax County Electoral Board is investigating a possible irregularity in the number of absentee ballots cast in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction that Democrats say could shift votes in the still-unresolved race for Virginia attorney...
by MCDC | Nov 5, 2013 | Madison County, Uncategorized, Virginia Election 2013
Official results available soon Madison County Board of SupervisorsCandidateVotesPercentKevin K. McGhee2,45825.16%R. Clay Jackson2,01720.64%R. W. “Bill” Campbell, Jr.1,86319.07%Jerry J. Butler1,83518.78%James D. “Dave” Allen...
by MCDC | Nov 3, 2013 | GOP Shutdown, Video, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
“Ken Cuccinelli may want Virginians to forget the detrimental impacts of the shutdown and his support for shutdown architect Ted Cruz, but voters won’t soon forget that Cuccinelli sided with the Tea Party against Virginia families,” said DPVA...
by MCDC | Oct 31, 2013 | Virginia
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA-7) just announced that House Republicans plan to work a grand total of 113 days next year. In other words, less than half as many as everyone else with a job..
by MCDC | Oct 31, 2013 | Economy, Employment, Ethics, Farm Bill, GOP Shutdown, Minimum Wage, Sequester, Video, Virginia
New York’s River Fund Food Pantry’s new clients are diverse—working people, seniors, single mothers—but many of them share something in common: they represent the millions of Americans who fell victim to food insecurity when the Great Recession hit in 2009, but...