118 . . . That is the number of days until voters in Virginia’s Sixth Congressional District decide whether to return an incumbent to his ninth term in Washington, to send the Nation’s third (and perhaps youngest) Muslim-American to Congress, or to elect an underdog independent in a heavily partisan District.
THE 6TH DISTRICT’S DONOR DEBACLE
Well, we can’t really tell you whose pocket Allen is in because she hasn’t really started raising any money yet. As for Goodlatte and Rasoul , it seems that they either have no idea where they get their money or that they’ll take money from anybody . Either way, it seems the race to win the Sixth District’s suspect donor contest may have narrowed a bit . . . Read more .
THE HARBINGER’S FIRST OPEN THREAD: LUCKY NUMBER 118
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I have to wonder; if newspapers are losing influence in the rapidly changing media world, why do they still endorse candidates?
Anyway, for those keeping count, The DNR , The News Virginian and The News & Advance have endorsed Bob Goodlatte for re-election to his position as 6th [...]
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Thanks to the Presidential campaign and the half hearted Democratic challenge to Bob Goodlatte, Republicans in the 6th are setting a new standard for GOTV efforts. We have made hundreds of thousands of voter contacts and we aren’t stopping until Tuesday at 7:00 pm. For those who are wondering, the [...]
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Number of comments: 1 According to Rasoul Campaign communications director Sean Sarah, US Representative Wayne Gilchrest (1st-Maryland) threw his support behind Rasoul yesterday in a late endorsement aimed at directing attention to incumbent Bob Goodlatte’s lack of genuine bipartisan support in Congress. In the last few years, claims Sarah, [...]
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OLATHE, Kan. — A Johnson County commissioner who is accused of taking his opponent’s campaign signs said he wasn’t stealing them. Sixth District Commissioner John Toplikar was charged with theft after his opponent, Calvin Hayden, captured him on video taking campaign signs.
Hayden turned the video over to Olathe police. In a news conference on Wednesday, Toplikar said he was moving the signs because Hayden’s placards were in the way of his own. More here .
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Building blocks From: ai.tekk.org Post Date: 2008-11-14 12:01:02
There was no way, I told people, often, that Sam Rasoul doesn’t get at least 40 percent in his Sixth District race with Bob Goodlatte. The kid plain outworked Goodlatte from start to finish, and then, hey, wasn’t Goodlatte running commercials at the end, and telling audiences what he would …
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FROM We will RockDem: The News Leader of Staunton has joined The Roanoke Times by endorsing Sam Rasoul for Congress. Saying it is time for a change, time for a fresh approach, and time for new ideas for the 6th District, the News Leader says:When Congressman Bob Goodlatte, R-6th, said he would only serve 12 years, we believed him. That was during his first run for the office in 1992.... In March, the nonpartisan research organization Knowlegis ranked the eight-term Republican 254th among 43... more
The Sam Rasoul for Congress campaign today discovered that claims of support on a recent piece of campaign literature sent out by the Goodlatte for Congress campaign were falsified. Specifically, the claim that Mike Breeden, a Democratic member of the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors, is in support of Congressman [...]
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FROM Cobalt6 - Front Page: The Sam Rasoul for Congress campaign today discovered that claims of support on a recent piece of campaign literature sent out by the Goodlatte for Congress campaign were falsified. Specifically, the claim that Mike Breeden, a Democratic member of the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors, is in support of Congressman Goodlatte is a fabrication. The piece, called "Putting People First," lists a small number of Democrats and Independents allegedly in support of Congres... more
Heifer International , one of the world’s premier organizations engaged in the battle to end hunger and improve environmental conditions in developing nations, publishes World Ark , a magazine dedicated to increasing understanding of the basic idea that
” . . caring for the Earth and ending hunger and poverty go hand in hand. When a family has local access to safe drinking water, children have more opportunities to attend school because they do not have to spend hours every da... more
Emily Francis, Outreach and Advocacy Manager for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) , has the word on the CBF’s effort to urge Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to limit the spread of bacteria in Virginia waterways.
“[O]ur rivers might not be as safe as you’d expect if recently proposed water quality changes are approved. Send the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) a message asking them to maintain current pro... more
It is called the “Ricardian equivalence.” And Tim Harford of Slate.com claims tax gimmicks, like the recent stimulus package championed by short-sighted politicians on both sides of the aisle, are tantamount to a future tax on our eighteen year olds and younger:
“The idea that a debt-funded tax cut makes little difference to anybody is called “ Ricardian equivalance ” after David Ricardo , one of the founders of modern economics. The equivalence is betwe... more
Yesterday , the Star City Harbinger reported on Roanoke City Republican Committee Chair Adam W. Boitnott’s endorsement of Delegate Jeff Frederick (VA-52) as his choice to lead the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) after their nominating convention this weekend. In the interview that follows, Boitnott opens up about the challenges facing the Star City GOP in a predominantly Blue political environment and why Roanoke Republicans believe Bob Goodlatte ... more
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