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Forcing a new election in FL-13.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 – 06:46:46 PM

The evidence is pretty damning that if FL-13 wasn’t simply stolen, Republican Vern Buchanan won an ill-gotten victory. To summarize, about 14,000 “undervotes” were recorded in Democratic Sarasota County, a rate six times higher than the surrounding counties. Various reports of voting machines crashing and other problems indicate that this suspiciously high number isn’t just [...]

By Kenton | Posted in National Politics, Voting Issues | Comments (0)

Janet Oleszek for State Senator.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 – 01:52:09 AM

With Democrats salivating at the chance to take the Virginia General Assembly next year, much of the focus is being placed on areas in Northern Virginia that are represented by Republicans with a Democratic tide pulling the carpet out from under them. My Senate district, the 37th, is one of them.
Incumbent Senator Ken Cuccinelli has [...]

By Kenton | Posted in General Assembly, Virginia Politics | Comments (0)

The futility of rating the 100 most influential Americans.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 – 09:51:56 PM

The Atlantic takes on this herculean task, and makes some interesting picks, like…how is Walt Whitman (22) over Lyndon Baines Johnson (44) and Richard Nixon (99)? Richard Nixon changed American politics forever with a botched break-in and cover-up, effects of which we are still feeling today. LBJ instituted social change and upheaval (with a bloody [...]

By Kenton | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (4)

The cultural divide in Virginia.

Monday, November 20th, 2006 – 10:16:39 PM

By Kenton | Posted in Virginia Politics | Comments (0)

I can’t WAIT to get my Millard Fillmore dollar coin.

Monday, November 20th, 2006 – 05:55:27 PM

Despite the high-profile failure that was the Sacagawea dollar coin, the US Mint is having another go at it, this time releasing a coin in honor of each president four times a month. It appears, however, that they are scheduled to stop at Nixon.
Somehow I feel these will be more useful to collectors and history [...]

By Kenton | Posted in Miscellany, National Politics | Comments (0)

Another perspective on NoVa v. RoVa

Friday, November 17th, 2006 – 05:55:13 PM

Many in Virginia have commented on the growing gap between Northern Virginia and the Rest of Virginia.

What I have done here is looked at the county-by-county change in margin between 2004 and 2006, but instead of looking at the state as a whole, I have reworked the numbers to accentuate the intrastate divide. Since John [...]

By Kenton | Posted in Virginia Politics | Comments (3)

GA Roundup: Raccoon hunting, feticide, and fat people.

Thursday, November 16th, 2006 – 05:24:31 PM

Prefiled legislation is trickling in…
Is it a Sunday afternoon, and you’re itchin’ for meat other than raccoon, but Virginia’s blue laws are stopping you? Delegate Daniel Marshall is here to help! Marshall filed HB1639 today, which would allow hutning between noon and half an hour after sunset. However, he leaves unchanged the provision that allows [...]

By Kenton | Posted in General Assembly, Virginia Politics | Comments (5)

The Civil War All Over Again: The Regional Partitioning of American Politics (Part 1 of 5)

Friday, November 10th, 2006 – 01:17:27 AM

Wow.
My brain is completely fried. I may still be shellshocked for a couple of more days. We won this thing.
Now we take a breather, and look ahead. Yes, the Democrats have control of Congress. The real battle will be in 2008. We have the House. We have the Senate. In 2008, we will have 1600 [...]

By Kenton | Posted in National Politics | Comments (0)

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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 – 06:06:01 PM

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By Kenton | Posted in Virginia Politics | Comments (4)

Final Predictions

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 – 02:21:51 PM

SENATE - 51-48-1 Democrat
Pickups: RI, MO, PA, VA, OH, MT
HOUSE - 241-194 Democrat
Pickups (irrational upsets in bold): AZ-05, AZ-08, CA-11, CO-07, CT-02, CT-04, CT-05, FL-13, FL-16, ID-01, IL-06, IN-02, IN-08, IN-09, IA-01, KY-03, MN-06, NH-02, NM-01, NY-19, NY-24, NY-25, NY-26, NY-29, NC-11, OH-01, OH-02, OH-12, OH-15, OH-18, PA-06, PA-07, PA-10, TX-22, VA-02, VA-10, WI-08, WY-AL.

By Kenton | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (1)

Monthly Archives: November 2006

Forcing a new election in FL-13.

Janet Oleszek for State Senator.

The futility of rating the 100 most influential Americans.

The cultural divide in Virginia.

I can’t WAIT to get my Millard Fillmore dollar coin.

Another perspective on NoVa v. RoVa

GA Roundup: Raccoon hunting, feticide, and fat people.

The Civil War All Over Again: The Regional Partitioning of American Politics (Part 1 of 5)

750 VOLTS BROADCASTING LIVE FROM THE SHERATON PREMIERE

Final Predictions

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