Thursday, August 9, 2012
Parking will be available at the city parking garage and commuter parking lot.
When Mitt Romney comes to town on Saturday for a stop during his bus tour at the Harris Pavilion, there will be some road closures. Here's a list of road closures from the City of Manassas: Related Content: Want Manassas news and information in your inbox? Learn more about free newsletters here. Tickets to the Romney event are free and can be obtained online.
Governor has been traveling around the country stumping for the former Massachusetts governor
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was asked on Tuesday if he were a better choice than Florida Senator Marco Rubio for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate. "I will be the top advocate for Mitt Romney in Virginia," said McDonnell, after laughing at the question. McDonnell also said that President Barack Obama is a "good man, a good family man, he's worked hard, but the policies haven't worked." McDonnel was in Dale City on Tuesday for the groundbreaking ceremony for Interstate 95 high occupancy toll lanes. Romney will be stopping in Manassas on Saturday for a bus tour. ABC News reported that McDonnell will join Romney on the bus tour. Related Content: Romney to Campaign in Manassas Saturday
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Nationwide, presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised more last month than President Obama, but the statistics don’t follow that pattern locally.
Former Governor Mitt Romney raised more campaign funds in May than President Barack Obama nationwide, but Obama still has Romney beat in Virginia, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Romney pulled in $76.8 million from donors in May, his campaign announced today. Obama’s campaign pulled in more than $60 million, The Los Angeles Times reported. But things look different in Virginia, where Obama has raised $3.72 million in this election cycle from residents, according to Federal Election Commission data released Monday. Romney has raised $3.61 million from Virginia residents. From voters in the greater Washington, D.C. area, which includes the District plus parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, Obama has received $9.59…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Mitt Romney stopped by female-owned Exhibit Edge in Chantilly to speak about small businesses and the economy.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Presidential hopeful scheduled to visit Exhibit Edge in Chantilly Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Voter turnout in the city around six percent.
Voters in Manassas City came out to cast their votes for Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in the Virginia Republican presidential primary on Tuesday. Of the city residents who voted in the Super Tuesday primary, 54 percent cast their votes for frontrunner Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, leaving candidate Ron Paul with 46 percent of the vote. Despite a slow start, voter turnout in Manassas was ultimately about 5.7 percent, or 1,185 of 20,665 total voters, according to Virginia State Board of Elections figures. The Associated Press named Mitt Romney the winner of Tuesday’s Virginia primary nearly a half-hour after the polls closed at 7 p.m. The former Massachusetts governor trumped Ron Paul in the Virginia State Board of Elections …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Polling locations in the predominately Republican City of Manassas were decidedly quiet Tuesday morning.
Polling locations in the predominately Republican City of Manassas were decidedly quiet this morning, as few voters turned out to cast their ballots in the presidential primary election. Julie Maddalena, who's lived in Manassas for three years, said she was surprised when she arrived to Metz Middle School around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to cast her vote. "I was expecting more people," said Maddalena, who started out leaning towards Paul, but decided to vote for Romney because "Paul doesn't stand a chance." Elections Chief for the Metz Precinct Meade Kendrick said the location which as 3,919 registered voters saw about a dozen voters an hour from the time the polls opened at 6 a.m. until about 10:30 a.m. Some are attributing the low voter …
Light turnout expected due to slim pickings on ballot.
As Virginia heads into Super Tuesday, the mood is decidedly flat, likely due to the ballot offering only two choices to voters: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul. "I expect a poor turnout. With no real competition, many voters will conclude, 'Why bother?'" said Mark J. Rozell, professor of Public Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax. Anthony Bedell, chairman of the Fairfax County Republicans, agreed. "Turnout will be very low," he predicted. Because President George W. Bush (R) went unchallenged in 2004, the last comparable GOP presidential primary race to this year's was in 2000 when Vice President Al Gore went unchallenged for the Democrats. Five Republican candidates, including Bush and John …
Only Romney, Paul on ballot; Santorum, Gingrich supporters could be a wildcard.
Karen Fountain
6:42 pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012
The stores weren't closed, just the streets. Lots of people were buying food throughout the afternoon! (Hubby went and is giving me an update.) more ›