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• VPOD 84: Rosemary Wilson

  —Bearing Drift

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  In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Rosemary Wilson, candidate seeking the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 8th Senate Seat, explains why she’s the best candidate to help Bob McDonnell take on our most pressing challenges in Richmond.

  
  

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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:14am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Mama Said Knock You Out

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  The Republican Governor’s Association met this week, and although the caucus may be at its nadir, holding only seats, the mood was rather celebratory, given the amazing wins in New Jersey and Virginia. However, although New Jersey was the tougher contest, it was Bob McDonnell and his blow out win [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:03am EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• McDonnell: Kaine and He "Worked Well Together"

  —Blue Virginia

  
  Bob McDonnell and Tim Kaine "worked well together?" Given this list, I'm not sure that's a good thing.' [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 6:39am EST
  

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• McDonnell’s PAC

  —Virginia Politics

  Gov-elect Bob McDonnell will have the “Opportunity Virginia” political action committee as his personal political treasury while in office.

  The Virginia Public Access Project spotted the filing with the Virginia State Board of Elections. Money raised through the PAC will allow McDonnell to support all of his political activities and [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 1:14am EST
  

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• Pat Robertson To Be Named Morality Czar In Virginia

  —Virginia Right!

  

  Governor Elect McDonnell

  
  Governor elect Bob McDonnell has decided to take his cue from the Obama Administration and name Czars to rule over Virginia. The first Virginia Czar to be named is reportedly Pat Robertson as Morality Czar.

  McDonnell will start an email list to report [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:55pm EST
  by Tom White

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• I can't believe my lying eyes

  —Fishersville Mike

  Blue Virginia watches a video of Bob McDonnell and can't square the circle - this isn't the monster I think he is.
  You'll see plenty more starting January 16.' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:18pm EST
  

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• Video: Bob McDonnell on Getting "Rebalanced in My Personal Life"

  —Blue Virginia

  
  You know what's really hard for me? Reconciling the Bob McDonnell who is basically "Pat Roberton's Manchurian Candidate" with the likable, grounded guy you see on this video. I guess that's what makes McDonnell effective...and dangerous. [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:24pm EST
  

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• Video: Bob McDonnell on How He Won the Election

  —Blue Virginia

  
  Bob McDonnell on how he won the governor's election:
  
  1. Identified the important issues (economy, "pocketbook") early and laid out "detailed plans" to deal with them.
  2. "I brought in very, very good people..."
  3. "We made a key focus on grassroots efforts."
  4. "We used technology very" [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:35pm EST
  

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• Can You Say "Shellacked"?

  —VB Dems

  This is an interactive map produced by VPAP which even on its surface shows how Democrats got shellacked. "The analysis shows Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell carried 75 of 100 House districts and 29 of 40 Senate Districts", they write. Geez, in Virginia Beach Bobbo won by over 19%. [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:20am EST
  

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• Ten Things To Be Depressed About

  —VB Dems

  1. Losing Joe Bouchard
  2. Having Bob McDonnell as my Governor
  3. Having Ken "Environmentalists are Watermelons" Kook as my Attorney General
  4. Knowing Glenn Nye doesn't stand a chance in 2010
  5. Knowing VB Mayor Will Sessoms is a puppet to Frank Wagner and Bob McDonnell
  6. Knowing that' [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:19am EST
  

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• Houck on the Way Out? (Then Hap better be on the way in)

  —Fred2Blue

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  Right now I’m hearing that Bob McDonnell will push very hard to convince Sen. Edd Houck to leave the Senate for a job in his upcoming administration, and Houck is seriously considering it. This means that control of the Senate probably hinges on either Democrats holding onto this seat or [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:15pm EST
  by Chris Guy

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• VPAP Maps: McDonnell Won 29 Senate and 75 House Districts

  —Blue Virginia

  
  Excellent map, check out VPAP for more. In short, Bob McDonnell defeated Creigh Deeds in 75 out of 100 House of Delegates districts and 29 out of 40 State Senate districts.
  
  In the 37th State Senate district, where Sen. Ken Cuccinelli is leaving [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  

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• Bob McDonnell - Longest Coattails In Virginia History?

  —Roanoke Valley Republicans

  A lot of bandwith has already been expended dissecting the McDonnell win and the implosion of the Democratic House of Delegates caucus. It has long been thought that Gubernatorial winners in Virginia had very short coattails, if any. This year was clearly the exception.
  
  As everyone knows by now, [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:08pm EST
  

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• Bob McDonnell Refuses to Disavow Pat Robertson's Bigotry

  —Blue Virginia

  Not surprising, but still pathetic.
  Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell on Wednesday would not disavow Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson’s recent claim that Islam is not a religion, but “a violent political system.”
  
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  “I’ve got probably 15,000 donors to the campaign and I can’t stand and defend [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:07pm EST
  

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• Washington Post Editorial Board Still In Denial Over McDonnell’s Election

  —Virginia Virtucon

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  Seems that the WashPo editorial board just can’t get over Bob McDonnell’s landslide election two weeks ago.  Today’s top editorial once again sought to tie Gov.-elect McDonnell to Pat Robertson and the comments that he recently made about Islam. Funny, I don’t remember them running editorials like this demanding that The [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:31pm EST
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• Asians and Indian-Americans Key To GOP Gov. Wins In 2009

  —Virginia Virtucon

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  This is a very interesting piece by Michael Barone.  While most of it focuses upon NJ, there was this tidbit about Bob McDonnell’s campaign to win Fairfax County. Plus, down in Virginia, Fairfax County, which is 16% “Asian only” and which like Middlesex County voted 60%-39% for Barack Obama, voted 51%-49% for [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:24pm EST
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• Gerry Connolly Calls On Pat Robertson to Apologize

  —Left of the Hill

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  In the time since Pat Robertson made his hate-filled comments about Islam, it's become clear that Bob McDonnell won't called Robertson out for his disgusting rhetoric. Gerry Connolly, on the other hand, has made it clear that he doesn't believe that type of hatefulness should be promoted. That is [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:55pm EST
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• "Casual bigot" Pat Robertson is Bob McDonnell's "albatross"

  —Blue Virginia

  For once, I agree 100% with the Washington Post editorial board. It's unfair to expect politicians to be held accountable for every asinine thing that a supporter happens to say. But in this case -- when the supporter is among Mr. McDonnell's most prominent associates, and the level [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:00am EST
  

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• Collision Course... maybe, maybe not

  —Coarse Cracked Corn

  As Governor Tim Kaine enters his final months in office and Bob McDonnell prepares to take office, the Virginia budget situation continues to deteriorate because of the nationwide economic downturn that started in 2008. The Commonwealth will cut $250 million, or more, from the current budget to balance the books. [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:08am EST
  

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• McWaters takes a shot at McDonnell’s team

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  Listening to my friend JP Godsey’s radio show on 670 AM and my jaw hit the floor.

  Jeff McWaters just mentioned that he was regional coordinator for Bob McDonnell, but he was the statewide head Finance person for Jerry Kilgore, and McWaters said ‘We raised 23 million [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:15pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• The elephants have arrived ... innauguration team announced

  —SWAC Girl

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  The party planners have been selected ... the date has been chosen ... the venue has been booked. The elephants have arrived ... it's time to celebrate!
  Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced today the Co-Chairs for his upcoming inauguration as the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Inaugural' [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 2:13pm EST
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• Does Bob McDonnell Believe This!

  —We will RockDem

  
  
  Bob McDonnell's mentor, and $100,000 campaign donor, Pat Robertson had this to say on his TV show (700 Club) last Monday:
  
  "If we don't stop covering up what Islam is ... Islam is a violent -- I was going to say religion, but'" [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:48am EST
  

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• Bob McDonnell Under Pressure To Denounce Pat Robertson

  —Below The Beltway

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  Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell is facing calls to repudiate Pat Robertson in the wake of his comments last week comparing Islam to Nazism and Communism:

  Fresh off his landslide victory in the race for Virginia governor, Robert F. McDonnell is already being forced to confront how he plans to [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by Doug Mataconis

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• Our Hard Right Course Begins in Virginia

  —VB Dems

  Earlier I posted about Bob McDonnell appointed the Fossil Fool Tom Farrell from Dominion to his transition team. Well, the foolishness continues with additional announcements regarding Pat Robertson's Mini-Me and who he wants advising him.

  I'm not so alarmed by his appointing the typical suspects (Thelma Drake, Tom Davis,' [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:30am EST
  

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• VPOD 83: Jeff McWaters and Bob McDonnell victory speech

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  In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, we recap this week’s news, including Hamilton’s resignation and Mathieson’s potential congressional run.

  We also hear from a triumphant, yet realistic, Governor-elect Bob McDonnell, as he returns home to a victory celebration in Virginia Beach.

  Finally, Jeff McWaters, candidate seeking the [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:16pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Outgoing Governor Kaine shows Class by insulting our General Assembly Reps in Video

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  After Kaine claimed he wanted to prove the critics wrong during the transition to Governor Elect Bob McDonnell, Kaine does this…
  
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:35pm EST
  by Jody L. Wilcox

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• Gas tax hike dead in Virginia

  —Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems

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  Talk of a gas tax increase in Virginia appears to be dead. House speaker Bill Howell says the election of Bob McDonnell as governor pretty much killed the issue. "The problem we have right now in Virginia is he gives a broad list of different, alternatives solutions. Bob and I" [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:01pm EST
  by Jon Sorensen - ITS Engineer

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• Monday this and that: open thread

  —Vivian J. Paige

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  Seems both the Democrats and the Republicans kept their House leadership intact, with the exception of the addition of David Englin as Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus. Funniest thing: Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell spoke at the meeting of the Democrats but not the Republicans. ~ The Norfolk Council races are starting to [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:01am EST
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• Does Bob McDonnell Think Islam is a "Violent Political System?"

  —Left of the Hill

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  McDonnell hasn’t even taken the oath of office yet and his allies on the extreme right have already put him in an interesting situation. While he was on his talk show “The 700 Club,” Pat Robertson declared we have been “covering up what Islam is.” He then went on to [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 12:56pm EST
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• National Review: Bob McDonnell...

  —RightsideVA

  
  Just got my copy of this month's National Review and there is a great article on Bob McDonnell and "What Won Virginia" that is well worth the read....Its on page 16 of the November 23 issue and if you dont have it you need' [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:57am EST
  

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