Posted on 10/24/2005 6:29:17 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
Race for governor is 'total tossup'
Kilgore's 2-point lead falls within the poll's margin of error, and 9 percent remain undecided
by Jeffy Schapiro
Barely two weeks until the election, the bitter race for Virginia governor is still a nail-biter.
I still think 1) they under sample the GOP. 2) money and momentum is on our side.
'No girls' rule helped shape Byrne's career
by Pamela Stallsmith
Leslie L. Byrne wanted to play baseball as a youngster, so she tried out for Little League.
I can't get past the headline without saying things I shouldn't, so I'll decline to comment.
Potts revels in his independent streak
by Paul Bradley
Leave it to Russ Potts to get under the skin of one of the most powerful and influential Republicans in the nation.
Some call it independence. Some call it treason.
Lots of Letters to the Editor over the weekend. If you get a chance, fire one off to your local propaganda sheet.
Monday ping.
Your neck of the woods
Treason sounds about right. I hope the GOP has the guts to make Russ Potts' political career history and his personna a non grata anethma.
We were discussig this Saturday at our monthly meeting - none of us has been able to get a letter published in favor of the Republican ticket - yet there are numerous pro Kaine letters.
In the yard signage war, Kaine signs outnumber Kilgore signs about 3 to 1 in my part of the county. But, the Republican ticket billboard type signs out number Kaine signs 3 to zip up here. In fact we are only aware of 2 billboard type Kaine signs in the whole county.
I was just digging around.
You know, when the SurveyUSA poll came out last week that showed Kaine ahead by 1 pt. it was "Death Penalty ads hurting Kilgore."
Now that Mason-Dixon is out with Kilgore up by 2 pts. it's "Dealth Penalty ads not helping Kilgore."
hmmmm...may mean nothing...
But I'm cautiously optimistic.
Rather strange.
Yep. I always vote straight Republican. ;)
I finally saw some ads this weekend during the football games and the Martinsville NASCAR race. Kaine is really unlikeable. He distorts Jerry's positon on taxes while he's driving in traffic. I didn't know until recently that Kaine is from St. Louis or someplace out that way. I always assumed he is from the Richmond area.
McDonnell is advertising heavily up here on the public safety issue.
I like this one for Kilgore with George Allen the best.
http://jerrykilgore.com/index.shtml
Headliners stump for candidates
Kilgore, Kaine look to national politicians to help sway voters; countryside emerges as arena
by Jeffy Schapiro
The major candidates for Virginia governor yesterday returned to their political roots.
Bolling and Byrne race close
McDonnell leading Deeds by 8 percentage points in attorney general contest
by Jeffy Schapiro
The contest for lieutenant governor remains a tossup, but the Republican may be breaking away in the race for attorney general, according to the latest Times-Dispatch Poll.
Jeffy's dreaming if he things the LG race is a dead heat. No way Virginia goes for Leslie Byrne
Two Governors
Editorial
In a television ad airing across the state for Tim Kaine's candidacy, Governor Mark Warner intones, "As governor, I've made some tough decisions, and Tim Kaine had the guts to stand with me and put our financial house in order. And now an independent study calls Virginia the best-managed state in the nation. Tim Kaine had the courage to help me make overdue investments in our schools and roads."
Tell me about it. There must have been some pretty major flooding around here overnight - they closed schools this morning.
Please Join Us On
Wednesday, November 2nd
For a Veterans Rally with
U.S. Senator John McCain & Jerry Kilgore
Doors Open at 5:30pm
Program Begins at 6pm
Refreshments will be served
Please RSVP to Tiffany Watkins at
tiffany@jerrykilgore.com or call 804-249-9567
Army Navy Country Club
In the Cocktail Porch Room
1700 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202
Directions: From 95/495: Take 395 to Exit 7B (North Glebe Road). Stay on Glebe Road for about 1/2 Mile and make a Right Turn on to 18th Street. 18th Street quickly splits into 18th Street and 17th Road, Bear to the Right, which will be 18th Street. Stay on 18th Street until you see entrance to Army Navy Country Club. The Clubhouse is straight ahead.
Candidates offer transportation ideas Kaine wants lockbox; Kilgore backs votes; Potts open to taxes
by Kiran Krishnamurthy
Virginia's three gubernatorial candidates each can recall traffic headaches he has encountered during this campaign season. Each can quickly name projects from Northern Virginia to Hampton Roads to Southwest Virginia he wants to jumpstart or get under way.
< beavis > hehhehhehheh...he said "lockbox"...hehhehheh < /beavis >
Kilgore says liberal press helps Kaine
by Jeffy Schapiro
Jerry W. Kilgore, the Republican nominee for governor, said yesterday that the "liberal press is defending a liberal soulmate" -- Democrat Timothy M. Kaine -- from criticism of his opposition to the death penalty.
Deeds: Require sex offenders confined on Halloween
Democratic attorney general candidate R. Creigh Deeds vowed to push legislation requiring convicted sexual offenders to stay off the street on Halloween.
Byrne, Bolling set sights on rural Virginians' votes
by Rex Bowman
ROANOKE -- Looking for rural votes in their quests to become Virginia's lieutenant governor, the Democratic candidate yesterday proposed a limited tax break to help farmers while the Republican rival emphasized building better roads through rural areas.
I love this new add Stand/Bounce.
Mac Watson pushed me over the edge yesterday. I don't know where the conversation started but what I heard him saying was that all charismatics are snake handlers. He went on to be very insulting to Christians and dared us to complain.
He literally said "get me fired if you don't like what I'm saying."
Well, I did what ~I~ could about that.
I missed all of that. I guess that's a good thing or I'd have had a stroke.
He bashes Catholics all the time - blames it on having to go to Catholic school when he was "growing" up. I'm not a Catholic and it bothers me how much he rails against the Catholic Church. So, his antics yesterday don't surprise me.
He needs to go......somewhere else. Antarctica perhaps.
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I hadn't seen the breakdown on the rural numbers in the M-D poll. Those are very good for us.
Kilgore is up again on Tradesports.com
I volunteer at the Moose Lodge on Wed. nights for bingo, and then have a beer (or 2) when I'm done.............I was really surprised with the reaction to the political ads on the TV while I was in social quareters.
Judging from the number of Kaine yard signs I've been seeing I was expecting vitriol at an anti-Kaine ad...........the total opposite - there wasn't a soul sitting there that will vote for the man - they were all Kilgore supporters or just anti-Kaine'rs.
Made me feel a bit better about the Shore attitude for the first time in a while.
Debate footage becomes an issue
Will Kaine use video from Sept. 13 event in TV ad, Kilgore asks
by Jeffy Schapiro
Jerry W. Kilgore, the Republican nominee for governor, is asking a hypothetical question about a hypothetical question.
Supposedly the survey was on SurveySpot.com. I'm a member there, but I couldn't get to it. Either I don't have the right profile or they've pulled it already.
McDonnell ad assails Deeds on abuse cases
The Democrat rejects criticism of how he handled the charges
by Michael Hardy
Republican attorney general candidate Robert F. McDonnell yesterday launched a television advertisement that blistered his Democratic foe's allegedly lenient handling of three child sex-abuse cases about 15 years ago.
I saw the ad this morning. It's pretty strong. I don't think I've seen any ads from Deeds.
Elsewhere on FR:
Kaine, Dukakis, and Capital Punishment (Virginia Governor's Race)
(from the Washington Times)
Commonwealth Conservative
Virginia blog
Candidates for Governor
Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D):
Former and current state officials Gov. Mark R. Warner former Gov. Linwood Holton
[what no Gerald Baliles, Coke Robb or Doug Wilder?]
Organizations
AFL-CIO
VA Professional Firefighters
VA Coalition of Police and Deputy Sheriffs
VA UMWA
LCV (Virginia League of Conservation voters)
VEA
VA International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
Clean Water Action
The Sierra Club
AFGE
SEIU
Jerry W. Kilgore (R):
Former and current national, state and local politicians
President George W. Bush
Sen. John Warner
Sen. George Allen
Gov. Jim Gilmore
Rep. Thelma Drake
Rep. Tom Davis
Rep. Frank Wolf
Rep. Eric Cantor
Rep. Randy Forbes
Rep. Jo Ann Davis
Rep. Virgil Goode
Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Organizations
National Federation of Independent Businesses Virginia Association of Realtors
NRA (Primary)
Republican Governors Association
RNC
VA Society for Human Life PAC
National Right to Life PAC
The Hunting Dog Owners Association
National Rifle Association
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce PAC
Northern Virginia Technology Council
Fraternal Order of Police
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Police Benevolent Association
Associated Builders and Contractors
VA Shooting Sports Association
Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr. (I)
Endorsements Pending
*snort*
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