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Eric Cantor's Ongoing War With Himselfnew
Eric Cantor's latest bout of ideological whiplash comes as he gears up for his 2014 reelection campaign.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
05-02-2014 |
Politics
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Why's the Increasingly Blue State of Virginia About to Elect a Republican Governor?new
The gap between Democrat Creigh Deeds and frontrunner Bob McDonnell could be as big as 19 points. Why? It has a little to do with the economy, a little to do with McDonnell -- and a lot to do with the limitations of candidate Deeds.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
10-28-2009 |
Politics
In Virginia Gov. Race, Democrat Creigh Deeds Crawls Toward the Finish Linenew
There's little doubt that would-be governor Creigh Deeds is currently stuck between Barack and a hard place. Long known as a genial, gun-lovin' Democrat, Deeds has been forced to fight his current battle against Bob McDonnell -- a slick, well-coiffed conservative Ken doll -- well outside his comfort zone.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
10-14-2009 |
Politics
Virginia's Gubernatorial Candidates Court Youth for High Voter Turnoutnew
During the last presidential election, young voter turnout was unprecedented. Among Democrats, the overall turnout jumped 90 percent in 2008, compared to four years earlier. Young Democrats' participation jumped 135 percent. Will the same number of young Virginians come out to vote for their future governor?
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
08-26-2009 |
Politics
Virginia Republicans Look to 2009 ... and Beyondnew
If there's one thing that we love about Virginia's odd-year election cycle, it's that it stretches the already interminable political season into near-perpetuity, insuring that not a year goes by without a healthy dose of campaign shenanigans for us to laugh at, lacerate and lampoon to our snarky heart's content.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
07-22-2009 |
Politics
How Will Virginia's Gubernatorial Election Affect UVA?new
One of the largest impacts the incoming governor will make on the University of Virginia will be his appointments to one of the most senior decision-making bodies at the University -- the Board of Visitors (BOV). Among other tasks, the BOV allocates funds and approves the university budget.
C-Ville Weekly |
Caitlin Speaker |
07-08-2009 |
Politics
Sally Thomas Leaves Her Mark in Albemarle Countynew
Albemarle County's Samuel Miller District has been dominated since 1994 by Sally Thomas. Her decision to retire at the end of this term opens the race for her replacement. Whether her slow-growth legacy will be continued, however, remains to be seen.
C-Ville Weekly |
Mark Meier |
05-27-2009 |
Politics
With Norris Stepping Down, Who Will Lead Charlottesville's Homeless Efforts?new
After almost five years as the first executive director of Charlottesville's primary homeless provider, Dave Norris is moving on.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
03-25-2009 |
Politics
Virginia Organizing Project Fights for Ex-Con Voting Rightsnew
A recent speeding ticket set back Harold Folley's efforts to regain his voting rights, 15 years after he was released from prison. He's trying to help other ex-cons navigate Virginia's byzantine restoration process.
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
01-14-2009 |
Politics
Charlottesville Sees Double-Digit Increase in Voter Registrationnew
Before the votes can be tallied, the voters must be tallied. Local registrars have been slowly shoveling themselves out from the flurry of paperwork they received around the October 6 voter registration deadline.
C-Ville Weekly |
John Robinson |
10-22-2008 |
Politics
Va. Law Offers No Recourse if Fired for Political Viewsnew
With a month to go before the election, you've probably pulled into the work parking lot with that Obama O on the side of your car or watched the Katie Couric-Sarah Palin interview in your cubicle. But you might want to be careful if your boss' politics run the other way.
C-Ville Weekly |
Mark Meier |
10-08-2008 |
Politics
The Virginia GOP Pulls Out All the Stopsnew
Unless we're mistaken, the party is attempting the most complex, awe-inspiring and diabolical use of reverse psychology ever perpetrated upon the voting public to help McCain take the White House.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
10-01-2008 |
Politics
Can Obama Turn Out the Youth Vote in November?new
In Virginia alone, over 100,000 folks have registered to vote in the last three months, and that's on top of the 150,000 who signed up during the primaries. And a huge chunk of these suffrage-seeking newbies are baby voters -- of the 49,000 who registered in August, a whopping 40 percent were ages 25 or under.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
09-17-2008 |
Politics
Voting Rights Elusive for Ex-Felons in Virginianew
The Sentencing Project estimates that one in 41 adults have lost their voting rights because of a felony conviction. And while each state has its own laws regarding the restoration of a felon's civil rights, Virginia has one of the harshest sets of laws that make restoring your civil rights after a felony conviction a slog through a bureaucratic wasteland.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
Election '08: Grading the Candidates on Sex Ednew
Planned Parenthood's Becky Reid on John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
04-30-2008 |
Politics
