Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Virginia is still too close to call as precinct results roll in.
Update 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 - With all Virginia precincts finally reporting, President Barack Obama received 1,868,191 votes from Virginia voters, according to final but unofficial data from the Virginia State Board of Elections. That's 50.57 percent of the vote. Gov. Mitt Romney received 1,767,692 votes, or 47.85 percent. The three third-party candidates on the ballot received a combined 1.42 percent of votes, and write-in candidates the remainder. The race was too close late Tuesday night, even hours after multiple national news outlets called the race nationally. ------------- Original post, Tuesday, Nov. 6 updated 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Five Bristow neighbors who share a driveway and a friendship are as divided as the rest of the nation on the presidential election.
In a quiet Bristow neighborhood, just outside of Manassas, you’ll find a small cluster of houses that share a driveway, but are on completely different political roadways. In the days surrounding Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton's Bristow visit which was purposed to rally support for a re-election, two of the five neighbors took a public stand for the opposing ticket by placing Mitt Romney signs in their yards. One of the neighbors who would only give his first name, Bill, said he and his family are for Romney because they are against universal healthcare. “I think it should be the individual’s responsibility,” he said. His neighbor to his immediate right—and the one to his left—beg to differ. “We will vote Obama,” Joel Hileman, …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Former president Bill Clinton and the musician Dave Matthews will campaign alongside the president, according to news reports.
President Barack Obama will make a last-minute campaign stop in Prince William County on Saturday, along with the musician Dave Matthews and former president Bill Clinton, several news outlets reported Wednesday evening. The president's campaign sent out a notice Wednesday evening that Obama would appear at an undisclosed location in Bristow Saturday. Anonymous sources within the campaign told ABC7 reporter Scott Thuman that Clinton and Matthews would appear alongside the president. The president's campaign told Patch that additional details would be confirmed at a later date.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
The Republican candidate for president was scheduled to visit Haymarket on Sunday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has canceled his scheduled stops in Virginia Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, according to his campaign. Romney was scheduled to visit Battlefield High School in Haymarket Sunday as well as Richmond and Virginia Beach. Campaign officials said that after consulting with Gov. Bob McDonnell the move to cancel Sunday's visit was "cautionary." The Romney Ryan campaign is collecting donations in preparation for storm relief efforts at Virginia campaign office locations, officials said. The supplies will be distributed to relief centers in the area, the campaign said. The campaign is asking for the following donations: In a press briefing, McDonnell (R) said the storm could be of "lengthy …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The former Massachusetts governor will be at Battlefield High School.
Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, will be in Haymarket on Sunday for a rally at Battlefield High School. Doors open at the high school at 10 a.m. Sunday; the event begins at noon. According to the Romney campagin, the first 500 attendees will receive Romney/Ryan footballs. Battlefield High School is located at 15000 Graduation Dr., Haymarket, Va., 20169. All attendees will go through airport-like security and should bring as few personal items as possible. No bags, sharp objects, umbrellas, liquids, or signs will be allowed in the venue. Cameras are permitted. For questions, contact: TeamVA@mittromney.com or at (757) 279-8253. RSVP online to get your ticket. Tickets can be picked up at the following campagin office …
Candidates discussed the Middle East, defense and more.
With Election Day fast approaching, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney faced off in the third and final Presidential Debate Monday night. The debate, hosted by Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., focused mainly on foreign policy, including conflicts in the Middle East, the civil war in Syria and the Sept. 11, 2012, killings of four American officials in Libya. Romney congratulated Obama for successfully killing Osama bin Laden, but ultimately questioned his policies on the Middle East, charging that the unrest in Egypt and Libya had created a “rising tide of chaos.” He said America needed an expansive plan to handle the situation. “We can’t kill our way out of this mess,” Romney said. “We’re going to have to put in place a very …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Tell us: In last meeting before the Nov. 6 election, which presidential candidate performed best in Monday's debate?
President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney met Monday night for their third and final debate this election season, this time coming to the same table to answer questions on national security, the war in Iraq and jobs overseas, among other topics. The candidates also sparred on military spending, with Romney making a case for an expanded Naval fleet in a plan to increase military spending. Obama, who says he's met with military leaders to develop a reduced budget for the country's armed forces, said Monday that Romney's hike is money "our military doesn't need," noting the country also has " fewer horses and bayonets." "We have these things called aircraft carriers and planes land on them. We have ships that go underwater, …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Here are details on Monday night's third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
The third presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney is set for 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22. The debate is at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. It will focus primarily on foreign policy and international relations. In the first debate, the candidates focused on domestic issues, including the economy and taxes, health care reform and the role of government. The second debate between the candidates was a town hall-style debate, including questions from the audience on the economy, healthcare and more. Broadcasting and Streaming Live AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. It will also air on YouTube's Election Hub. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more. All of the …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Presidential candidates met for a town-hall style debate at Hofstra University in New York.
President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney sparred Tuesday night over immigration, the economy, energy production and foreign policy during the second of three Presidential debates before Election Day. The debate, held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, went over the allotted 90-minutes and featured a number of sharp exchanges between the two candidates, who interrupted each other on more than one occasion. Virginia Voters React Delegate Scott Surovell (D-44th) was impressed with Obama’s performance Tuesday night, saying the president was “back” after his more restrained performance during the Denver debate two weeks ago. “Candy Crowley's instant fact checking of Mitt Romney on President Obama's Rose Garden …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Tell us: Did President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney perform better at Thursday's debate? Did the debate strengthen or hurt either campaign?
President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney met Tuesday night for their second debate this election season, this time in a "town hall" format that allowed citizens to ask questions on foreign policy, oil and jobs, among other topics. The debate, at Hofstra University in New York, was crucial for both candidates, who are less than a month out from the Nov. 6 election. The candidates' running mates debated last week in Kentucky. Many experts said Vice President Joe Biden came out ahead of Republican candidate Paul Ryan in the meeting. Some said Obama needed to be more aggressive after a performance in the first debate experts dubbed "passive" and "safe." Romney supporters said he needed to maintain the momentum he gained …
KEL
5:13 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Marshall, I have yet to see any post from you that has any real world factual evidence to back up any of your preposterous claims; all we get is some link to the Washingtontimes, some rehash from drudge, some crap scraped from blogs or position papers from some college or think tank hack. Come on man, produce something original worthy of our discussion or go the way of the rest of your dinosaur … more ›