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Cuccinelli’s Office: “We’re not discussing this further”
A state Attorney General’s Office staffer continued to advise energy companies how to fight landowners suing over natural gas royalties for months after the state’s top law office learned of the communications, a Bristol Herald Courier review of the emails shows....
Inside Scoop – Traci Dippert
Traci Dippert (D-Culpeper), a music teacher for Rappahannock County Public Schools, appeared last Monday on Inside Scoop Virginia, a political show that airs on Fairfax Public Access. With a Master’s Degree in General Education, Traci is running for the 30th District...
Why Republicans won’t be calling it Obamacare for much longer
via Daily Kos In Maryland Thursday, President Obama delivered a barnburner of a speech (see below), defending Obamacare and taking on its tea party Republican critics with a vintage mix of policy wonkiness and pointed political barbs.....
Dorothy McAuliffe Meets Madison Supporters
The next First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe, took time out of her schedule to meet with supporters in Madison on Thursday ahead of the November 5th gubernatorial election. A busy mom with five kids, Mrs. McAuliffe shared stories about her family and her...
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Endorses Democratic Ticket
Democratic Party of Virginia Chair Delegate Charniele Herring congratulated Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam and Mark Herring on winning the endorsement of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce: "Today the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce broke their long...
From Red to Blue
Sabato's Crystal Ball Map 1: gubernatorial race ratings "The latest polls must be deeply worrying to Cuccinelli’s campaign. Despite quite a bit of negative commentary for McAuliffe, the latest surveys by The Washington Post, Marist and Rasmussen found him continuing...
Voter Protection Training
From The Charlottesville Democratic Party Calling all local attorneys willing to serve as voter protection advocates during the General Election on November 5th, 2013. If you have an interest in receiving Voter Protection Training, the following sessions will be...
And The Winner Is..
The Associated Press said: Democratic state Sen. Ralph Northam was generally the aggressor in the evening's debate at George Mason University's Arlington campus, hammering Republican E.W. Jackson, a conservative Chesapeake minister, over what he called...
Cuccinelli Blocking FOIA Request. Again.
State Senator A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico) has gone to court to compel the attorney general's office to release communications involving a businessman who is at the center of a political scandal. Sen. Donald McEachin said Tuesday he filed the lawsuit in Richmond...
McDonnell’s Approval Rating Drops to New Low
RICHMOND — Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s approval rating has plummeted to a new low amid a gifts scandal that has bled into the race to succeed him and left Virginians hungry for ethics reform, according to a new Washington Post/Abt-SRBI poll. Fewer than half of the...