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• Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sets the "right" tone...

  —RightsideVA

  
  The NewsVirginian has an article describing the cost effective and cost cutting efforts already being made by Governor-elect Bob McDonnell in his transition into the Virginia Governors office and executive mansion....
  “They have taken a very frugal approach, saying they want to turn money [...]

  Posted: December 06, 2009, 9:31am EST
  

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• 37th: Steve Hunt vs. Dave Marsden - A Preview

  —Mason Conservative

  So the candidates have been nominated for an abbreviated winter campaign that will commence to see who fills that state senate seat of Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli.  It will be a test of Republican strength, Democrat resilience, and how strong a hold Gov. Bob McDonnell has over Virginia politics now.  [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 9:15pm EST
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• Bob McDonnell Live at RPV Advance

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Bob McDonnell is speaking lat the 2009 RPV Advance. Live streaming available here. After Bob, RPV Chairman Pat Mullins will be handing out the annual RPV awards. At 7:00 PM tonight, the same link will allow you to watch RNC Chairman Michael Steele and Rep. Eric Cantor discuss taking back the [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 1:17pm EST
  by Steve Albertson

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• McDonnell Outpsent Deeds 2:1 In Closing Weeks of Campaign

  —Blue Virginia

  Courtesy of VPAP, here's the amount of money raised and spent from October 22, 2009 through November 26, 2009 for the three statewide races. Bob McDonnell outspent Creigh Deeds by more than 2:1 in the closing weeks of the campaign, Bill Bolling outspent Jody Wagner by about 24%, [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:37am EST
  

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• $40.5 million

  —Pilot on Politics

  That's how much candidates Bob McDonnell (R) and Creigh Deeds (D) combined to spend during the 2009 gubernatorial campaign, according to state records. Analysis performed by the Virginia Public Access Project indicates that sum is nearly $5 million less than the total raised during the 2005 governor's race. [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:02pm EST
  

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• McDonnell Announces First Appointments to Administration

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  McDonnell Announces First Appointments to Administration Martin Kent, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia, to Serve as Chief of Staff RICHMOND- Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced the first appointments in his incoming gubernatorial administration today during a late morning press conference at the State Capitol. McDonnell named two longtime senior staff members in [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:42pm EST
  by Garrett Watson

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• McDonnell taps top advisors - keeps on Kaine's finance guru...

  —The Shad Plank

  Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell tapped top administration staffers on Thursday, naming a handful of close advisors including Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's finance chief Ric Brown. McDonnell, who handily won the governor's race, is starting to put in place the building blocks for the first Republican administration in Richmond since Gov. Jim [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• McDonnell Announces First Appointments to Administration

  —Virginia Virtucon

  McDonnell Announces First Appointments to Administration Martin Kent, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia, to Serve as Chief of Staff RICHMOND- Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced the first appointments in his incoming gubernatorial administration today during a late morning press conference at the State Capitol. McDonnell named two longtime senior [...][...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:46am EST
  by Timothy Watson

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• Kaine proposal: extend state benefits to domestic partners, other adults

  —Pilot on Politics

  A plan being discussed within Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's (D) administration to extend state health benefits to "other qualified adults," including adult children, domestic partners (heterosexual or homosexual) and in-laws who reside with covered Virginia employees, has the potential to create friction between the outgoing governor and Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell (R). [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:10am EST
  

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• McDonnell to announce first round of appointments Thursday

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  Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell begins naming his team:
  Tomorrow, McDonnell will announce his first round of appointments to his adminstration at a press conference at the Capitol.H/T to Riley [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  by SWAC Girl

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• McDonnell to announce staff

  —Pilot on Politics

  At a scheduled Thursday morning news conference in Richmond, Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell is expected to tap two of his lieutenants from the Virginia Attorney General's Office to serve in key administration posts. [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  

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• Del. Saxman co-chairing McDonnell education transition team

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  Del. Chris Saxman (R-20th House) may be retiring from the General Assembly but he won't be idle. He is already busy at work co-chairing Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's transition K-12 education team.
  
  Waynesboro News Virginian political reporter Bob Stuart caught up with Del. Saxman and wrote:
  Saxman, R-Staunton, said' [...]

  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:55am EST
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• A governor for all Virginians?

  —Coarse Cracked Corn

  You may recall that Pat Robertson, responding to the shootings at Fort Hood, said Islam is "not a religion" but it is rather a "violent political system" that he compared to fascists and communists. Rev. Robertson is a close confidant and mentor of Governor-elect Bob McDonnell. Last week a group of [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:26pm EST
  

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• RT-D looks at McDonnell's disciplined campaign

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  The analyzing of Virginia's 2009 gubernatorial campaign continues as today's Richmond Times-Dispatch take a look back at what they consider a "competent versus incompetent" campaign between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds:
  The McDonnell effort never faltered. The candidate and his team stayed on message. If someone were to [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:34am EST
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• A Governor McDonnell with Presidential Aspirations?

  —VB Dems

  I read it on a blog somewhere and then last night at a Green Drinks event in Hampton, it turned up in a conversation. Bob McDonnell has presidential aspirations? Holy cow!

  He'll supposedly work to govern from the middle and leave the rightwing kook stuff (that he no less supports) to' [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:19am EST
  

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• Inaugural website for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

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  The inaugural website for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's January 16, 2010, inauguration as Governor of Virginia.... [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:13pm EST
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• What Money!

  —Augusta Conservative

  
  The Richmond Times Dispatch had this story about the upcoming budget process. Gov. Kaine was quoted saying, "Everything is on the table." when he was asked about raising taxes and fees on Virginians. Governor Elect Bob McDonnell was on hand and said, "I'm very'" [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

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• Wither the Youth Vote?

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  One the biggest surprises on Election Night was Bob McDonnell’s handy win over Creigh Deeds with the youth (18-29) vote–a full 10%. Pundits on the right quickly noted this. From the Weekly Standard: McDonnell proved that a dynamic candidate with the right ideas, an active youth outreach program, and strategic use [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• Somebody, please take a sledgehammer to that table!

  —Bearing Drift

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  Gov. Tim Kaine, Gov-elect Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling all attended the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Revenue Estimates (GACRE) today and received less than stellar news regarding the state budget.

  The estimators predicted that “Virginia needs to cut an additional $250 million from the budget [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:12am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Votes certified; Mathieson to seek recount

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  The Virginia election results were certified tonight by the State Board of Elections and there were no particular surprises.

  Bob McDonnell still won in a landslide. House Republicans still picked up six seats.

  However, one of those House seats is going to take a little longer being finalized [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:04am EST
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• The Kaine Hole Keeps Getting Deeper

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sat down today with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and outgoing Governor Tim Kaine (oh, how sweet it is!) to hear the budget projections for the coming year. And the news is not good. From the AP: Gov. Timothy Kaine on Monday met with his Advisory Council on Revenue [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:57pm EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• Bob McDonnell’s Electoral Victory

  —Bearing Drift

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  By Kate Obenshain
  Vice President, Young America’s Foundation; Former RPV Chairman

  Try as they might, liberal pundits cannot explain away Bob McDonnell’s 18-point election victory over Creigh Deeds by saying that Virginia always elects governors who are not of the president’s party. That’s like saying Republicans [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Kaine: tax hikes on the table

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  Taking a cue from the late and unlamented Deeds campaign, Gov. Time Kaine says, according to NBC's Adam Rhew, "...tax increases are on the table to help balance budget. McDonnell says he will advocate against raising taxes."This will be a test of several things...1. Bob McDonnell's "read my lips" pledge [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:52pm EST
  by Norman Leahy

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• VPOD 84: Rosemary Wilson

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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.

  
  

  Drop me an email at vpod@bearingdrift.com with your [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:14am EST
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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

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  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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