White House ’08: The Obama Effect

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from an Obama-Biden supporter about the Wilder Effect – or what some folks call the Bradley Effect, the basics being a major-party candidate who is African-American whose support in pre- and post-election polling registers higher than actual performance in the polls….

Virginia Politics: Dems, Kaine fight back against GOP flame-throwing on prayer policy

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith and Grayson Republican Del. Bill Carrico are promising a pitched legislative fight in next year’s Virginia General Assembly to overturn a Virginia State Police policy crafted in response to a ruling from the conservative Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals from the summer banning…

Staunton: State Police election-ad probe concludes with no charges

Chris Graham

Staff Report A State Police investigation into an ad that ran in the News Leader two days before the May 6 Staunton City Council elections that some said might have run afoul of Virginia campaign-finance laws has concluded with a finding that there was no evidence of wrongoing, the paper reported this morning. The ad,…

Leslie Smith: Child porn is going mainstream

Chris Graham

Column by Leslie Smith Concerned Women for America of North Carolina is calling all citizens to take action to stop the distribution of “Hounddog,” a film depicting child rape. CWA of North Carolina created the “No More Child Porn” campaign in July after learning that the North Carolina Department of Commerce gave $387,000 in taxpayer…

Virginia Politics: Virginia Beach lawmaker retires to take job with Richmond law firm

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia Beach Republican Terrie Suit is resigning from her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates to take a job with the Richmond-based Williams Mullen. “As lifelong military family members, we felt strongly that we should get involved in the community where we lived, plant roots, and advocate on behalf of…

The Top Story: Seriously … Sarah Palin?

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] She has executive experience, but let’s put Sarah Palin’s Alaska in perspective. It has a population of 670,000 and a state budget of $6.6 billion. Which, essentially, makes it Fairfax County (population 1 million, operating budget of $3.3 billion), only colder. So maybe we can dispense with the…

Virginia ’09: McAuliffe for governor?

Chris Graham

Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] Terry McAuliffe for governor, huh? In Virginia? Really? “I was a kid who grew up in Syracuse,” said McAuliffe, a former Democratic National Committee chair and key advisor to the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, after speaking to the Virginia delegation at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday. “I started…

Political quandary

A View from the Right column by Mike Hodge I have an important question to pose to you, but first an observation. You’ve heard all the hoopla about Tim Kaine being Barack Obama’s VP. I wanted to tell you why this is a good thing for Valley Republicans. Bill Bolling running for governor and Bob…