Friendly City Dems nominate four
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Harrisonburg Democrats nominated three candidates to run for city council and one to run for treasurer in the Nov. 4 elections.
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Michael departure bad news for GOP, good news for Dems
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The Local Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] The Republican Party is going to miss Kurt Michael – big time. Michael affirmed in a blog posting at sixtyfour81.com on Tuesday that he will step down from the position of chair of the GOP committee in Augusta County as he had promised back in April. He…
For the good of the party, for the good of the country
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The Politics Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] I was planning to use this column to blast Hillary Clinton. “I will be making no decisions tonight.” Famous last words, right? But then Barack Obama took the stage in St. Paul, Minn., and did what Hillary should have done in New York. “You chose to listen…
War, economy, high gas prices? No, it’s the Second Amendment again
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The Politcs Beat column by Chris Graham [email protected] Why is Bob Goodlatte banging the drum on the Second Amendment? “You can count on me to fight to protect our rights,” Goodlatte wrote in a fund-raising letter dated May 16 that he began with mention of a case now in front of the United States Supreme…
Local Libertarians talk up Barr as presidential nominee
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Former Republican congressman Bob Barr is the Libertarian Party’s nominee to run for president. Charlottesville-area Libertarians are excited with the choice. “Unlike the Democrats and Republicans, whose conventions are nothing more than coronations, our convention was full of suspense and drama. No one knew who was going to win going…
Poll: McCain leads in Virginia
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A new poll conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University has likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain leading his two potential Democratic rivals in Virginia. McCain leads Barack Obama by a 44 percent-to-36 percent margin, and he leads Hillary Clinton by a 47 percent-to-38 percent margin, according to the Commonwealth Poll. The…
You’re paying more than you should be
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] I’d like to get all worked up about how great it is that Waynesboro City Council figured out a way to save stormwater despite the pressure from the ultraconservatives to delay things another year, but … I have to say that I’m disappointed. I’m sure…
We are such @#$%s as dreams are made on
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Dull Ache column by W.R. Marshall All deference to Mario Cuomo and all the other Democratic wags who thought, or still think, an Obama/Clinton ticket is a “Dream Team” – but, what the hell is wrong with you people? You can’t seriously think it’s a good idea. Here we are, on the verge of getting…
Augusta Dems elect state-convention delegates
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Augusta County Democrats elected 11 delegates to represent the local party at the Democratic Party State Convention on June 14. Six are pledged to support Barack Obama at the convention – Tamara Kincaid, Elizabeth La Grua, Tom Long, Riley Murray, Starke Smith and Sherry Stanley. Five are committed to Hillary…
Augusta Dems schedule caucus
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Augusta County Democratic Committee will caucus on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona to select delegates to the Sixth District Democratic Convention and the State Democratic Convention. Participants must be registered voters in Augusta County and sign a declaration that they are…
