Friday, November 16, 2012
Campaign advisors talk candidly at VPAP forum at George Mason's Arlington campus.
Remember all those horrible television ads in the Tim Kaine-George Allen race for the U.S. Senate? It turns out not everyone with those campaigns liked them, either. Mo Elleithee, a senior strategist for the Kaine campaign, and Boyd Marcus, a senior political advisor for Allen's Senate bid, agreed Thursday that many of those ads were "total crap." Elleithee said the negative ads paid for by outside groups actually helped Kaine. The two spoke candidly for more than an hour at a Virginia Public Access Project forum at George Mason University's Arlington campus. George Mason political scientist Mark Rozell moderated. The pair — Elleithee is a longtime Democrat, and served as senior spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential bid in 2008; …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Former governor, senator says political career is over following this month's loss to Democrat Tim Kaine.
A fixture in Virginia politics is hanging up his hat. George Allen, the former governor and U.S. senator who lives in Mount Vernon, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Tuesday, "I have no intention of running for office again." He said he and his wife Susan put their "heart and soul" into the hard-fought Senate campaign against Democrat Tim Kaine that captured national attention and ultimately resulted in Allen's defeat. Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a statement later Tuesday saying he was "disappointed" to hear Allen was taking himself out of the political arena. Last week marked Allen's second failed Senate bid; he lost his seat to Democrat Jim Webb in 2006. "Two big losses in a row make it tough for George Allen to try yet again to make a …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Patch will bring you updates throughout Election Day as two former Virginia governors face off for an open Senate seat.
The U.S. Senate race in Virginia lived up to its reputation going into Tuesday's election, as being a tight race between two former governors. Final unofficial results around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday showed Tim Kaine with 51.89 percent of the state vote to Republican challenger George Allen's 47.92 percent of the vote across Virginia. Kaine won by comfortable margins in Northern Virginia jurisdictions, defeating Allen 71.40 percent to 28.42 percent in Falls Church; 60.53 percent to 39.01 percent in Fairfax County; and 65.83 to 33.86 percent in Arlington County, according to the State Board of Elections. As of 1:33 a.m. Wednesday, all precincts in the state had reported their results. Update 11:21 p.m.: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell congratulated …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Black talks personal responsibility and limiting the federal government.
With less than a week to go to the presidential election, it's crunch time. "It's not really game preparation at this point. This is more like two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, and we're trying to do everything we can to win," Washington Redskins Offensive Lineman Jordan Black told Patch. "We're in two-minute offense at this point." Black was at the Virginia GOP Victory Office in Ballston, which serves as the headquarters for all of the Republican campaign operations in this state, to help formally launch the Virginia Young Americans for Romney Coalition Wednesday night. "It fires me up to see the youth in the crowd right now. That's really encouraging to see that young conservatives and young Republicans do exist," he told a room …
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Friday, October 19, 2012
The candidates and issues that will be affecting Arlington County in the 2012 election.
As we look ahead to November’s elections, Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Bookmark this page for updates. To see all of our elections coverage from this year, click on the Elections tab in the blue menu bar above. In Arlington, only these issues and people will be on ballots — presented in order from the most local issues to national candidates. Clicking on the links below will bring you to Patch articles, the candidate’s website or other resources. Voting Info Absentee voting has already started and continues into early November. Information about absentee voting — how, where and whether you qualify — is available here. On Nov. 6, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Look up your voting …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Allen also discussed his energy and tax policy.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen spoke Tuesday with more than 20 representatives of government contractors of all sizes about the looming $500 billion in defense cuts under the auspices of sequestration. Allen, who is in a dead heat with Democrat Tim Kaine in a race that could decide which party controls the Senate, also took a few pointers on his own plan — particularly when it comes to shortening the terms of government contracts. Businesses could spend anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million on a proposal, the contractors said, which eats away at the bottom line and can be a deterrent from working with the government in the first place. The group was concerned about their ability to recoup such costs and making sure contract …
Friday, October 12, 2012
U.S. Senate candidate responds to 10 questions posed by Patch readers in Northern Virginia.
A few weeks ago, we asked Patch readers in Northern Virginia to throw out some questions for George Allen and Tim Kaine, both vying for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia. So you asked and the candidates answered. Read George Allen's responses here. Tim Kaine's answers, published below, are unedited. 1. There is considerable reporting in the popular media that Social Security and Medicare are in financial ruin and in need of a fix, but every time one person dares to speak-up and suggest constructive measures to save the system, the other candidate attacks that person for being insensitive to the needs of seniors and claims the proponent of modifications wants to dismantle the programs. How would you address these issues knowing full well …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
U.S. Senate candidates answer questions posed by our Northern Virginia readers.
Last month, Patch asked our readers in Northern Virginia for a favor. We wanted to submit questionnaires to both U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia and we wanted our readers to come up with the questions. You all delivered. Patch posed a list of 10 questions to former governors and U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R), ranging in topics from Social Security to drug abuse in high schools. The candidates responded and we've published their answers online.
U.S. Senate candidate responds to 10 questions posed by Patch readers in Northern Virginia.
A few weeks ago, we asked Patch readers in Northern Virginia to throw out some questions for George Allen and Tim Kaine, both vying for the open U.S. Senate seat in Virginia. So you asked and the candidates answered. Read Tim Kaine's responses here. George Allen's answers, published below, are unedited. 1. There is considerable reporting in the popular media that Social Security and Medicare are in financial ruin and in need of a fix, but every time one person dares to speak-up and suggest constructive measures to save the system, the other candidate attacks that person for being insensitive to the needs of seniors and claim the proponent of modifications wants to dismantle the programs. How would you address these issues knowing full …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Virginia's U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen traded jabs today at the Capital One complex in McLean. Kaine, a Democrat and former governor and chair of the Democratic National Committee, wants the Bush-era tax cuts to expire for individuals making more than $500,000 annually and cutting subsidies to the five largest oil companies. "Each of those elements represents a compromise," Kaine later told reporters, reiterating the theme of bipartisanship that peppered nearly all of his debate comments. Allen, the Republican candidate and also a former governor, criticized Kaine and his campaign for not doing an independent analysis of the proposal to see what its impact on jobs would be — the implication being that the Kaine plan …
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