virginia

The new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia finds Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell slipping narrowly in a race he’s dominated for months. He’s up by five percentage points, just outside the margin of error; in the last poll, he was up by seven points.

Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) spokesman Brad Dayspring has responded to Vice President Joe Biden’s remark that he’s “less concerned” about a long-term threat from Iranian missiles.
Allies including Poland, the Czech Republic and Israel stand on the front line of an Iranian missile threat and should never doubt the United States’ commitment to their security.
Poland?
Update: Dayspring [...]

Bonner & Associates says that while they may be responsible for the 13 other forged letters to Congress, they’re not to blame for fake letter No. 14 that was revealed yesterday. The letter claims to be from a Virginia American Legion post, to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), but was actually sent by Bonner & Associates [...]

Yet another letter to Congress opposing the Waxman-Markey climate bill has been revealed to be a fake. The letter, the 14th confirmed forgery, claims to be from an American Legion post in Rocky Mount, Va.
The letter was sent to Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), who has thus far confirmed that his office received 10 fake letters. [...]

Public Policy Polling releases a fascinating survey of the Virginia electorate, one that gives former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.), defeated in a razor-thin 2006 re-election bid, a solid 50 percent approval rating, with 38 percent disapproving. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) is at 47-40.

Ben Tribbett hears that the NRCC is polling Terry Kilgore, twin brother of former Virginia Attorney General and failed 2005 gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore against Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), and finding Kilgore up by 6 points.
Kilgore would be a great recruit. His brother won the 9th District by 12 points, his best showing in the [...]

Now, in addition to Michigan and Kansas, Virginia is in the running for getting some of those Guantanamo Bay detainees the government has promised to transfer by the end of this year.
The Washington Post reports that Virginia prosecutors are competing with New York prosecutors for the high-profile terror cases, such as those of Khalid [...]

The new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia has two pieces of bad news for Democrats. The obvious one: In the gubernatorial race, State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) is lagging 14 points behind Republican candidate Bob McDonnell, the state’s former attorney general. The worse news:
The 5% of John McCain’s voters planning to vote for Deeds [...]

As the battle over gun reform has raged on Capitol Hill this year, it’s become ever-more clear that this is more a regional issue than a partisan one. Indeed, 20 Democrats voted last week in support of a proposal forcing states to honor conceal-carry permits issued by other states. And a House bill granting Washington, [...]

A spokesman for Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has responded to Orly Taitz’s latest publicity stunt – her claim that when Cantor accepted her Facebook request, it proved that the “Republican party understands the importance of the issues and legal cases” of the Obama “birther” movement.
The response? No, Cantor doesn’t support Taitz’s cause. Not at all.