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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…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] How important is John McCain’s VP selection tomorrow? It could mean everything as to whether he is able to keep white evangelicals under his tent. “I haven’t made a decision how I’m going to vote this year. As far as McCain is concerned, there are some things that…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I was looking over a recent poll done by Sacred Heart University and had to do a double-take at the number of not-sures that was indicated in the poll. Sacred Heart had 22.3 percent of those surveyed saying that they would prefer to vote for “none of the above” in…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] TELL US MORE ABOUT YOU, JIMMY: More trash from Gilmore Got another note from the Jim Gilmore campaign with more trash on how Mark Warner is a bad guy. Today it’s something he said to the Virginia AFL-CIO about his support of legislation that would put Virginia’s right-to-work status in…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The weight of the Democratic Party’s White House chances was on Hillary Clinton’s shoulders last night. In which direction will the four out of 10 Clinton supporters who are either undecided or telling pollsters that they are thinking about voting for John McCain in November go? We still…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I was introducing Sam Rasoul to a member of the Wayne Theatre Alliance board of directors a few months ago when I saw political hari-kari committed right before my very eyes. The Wayne representative was talking about how hard it would be for him to vote against Bob…
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Fear and Loathing in Staunton column by Chris Graham [email protected] So I was talking with a Staunton city-leader friend the other night about the apparently dormant case of the newspaper ad that spawned so much controversy on the eve of the Staunton City Council elections back in May. You might remember the bare details of…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] “Believe it or not, I am supporting Obama,” the e-mail began. And honestly, I didn’t believe it, not at first. Surely Brett Hayes was pulling my chain. We’ve known each other for years, and got to know each other a lot better during my brief city-council campaign in…
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Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] On first glance, it’s pretty damning. Democrat Sam Rasoul in the Sixth District is trailing Republican Bob Goodlatte by a 2-1 margin, and it’s worse than that for Tom Perriello over in the Fifth, which is surprising given the recent decision of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to put its…
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Notes from the Press column by Chris Graham [email protected] AFP reader Arthur Ross made me do some thinking this morning. “If Virginia has 57 million barrels of oil available, and it is not in the cue to be used, and we use 20 million a day from some source, then the 57 will extend what…
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