Posted on 10/30/2013 4:45:12 AM PDT by saganite
Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II by 4 points in the Virginia governor’s race, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday — a considerably narrower margin than other recent public polling has shown.
The businessman and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee leads Mr. Cuccinelli, the state’s attorney general, 45 percent to 41 percent, the poll showed, with 9 percent of likely voters opting for Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis. That lead is down from a 46 percent to 39 percent advantage for Mr. McAuliffe in a Quinnipiac poll last week, when Mr. Sarvis was at 10 percent
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no /sarc needed. if it weren’t true it wouldn’t be so tragic. i would bet money that the dem vote fraud machine is in full effect to ensure VA goes to McAweful
the shock is after the stagnant economy and disastrous ACA implementation, anyone outside of the NE would vote for a Dem.
Wow..our country is in sad shape if this loser is ahead at all.
I believe the opposite is true. Obama wouldn't want to risk his political capital in a race he could lose. The reason Obama is campaigning in Virginia is because he wants to turn it into a referendum on ObamaCare.
Personally, I think Obama is misjudging here. I believe Cuccinelli could pull this one out. But I also believe that if Obama thought McAuliffe was going to lose, he wouldn't risk his own neck by campaigning for him.
The tell here is that McAuliffe wants Obama to campaign for him. This marks a change in the McAuliffe strategy which to me indicates that McAuliffe (not Obama) is worried.
Yep, Virginia was a huge disappointment in the presidential election and there’s no reason to be hopeful in this election except for two things. The libertarian candidate always under performs in the election based on polling numbers and the surge from 12 points back a week ago to 4 points back in this poll could be a sign of huge momentum for Cuccinelli.
these socialist bastards from the NE ruin every solid red state this way.
seriously they’re all brain damaged. they’ll ruin every city and state they migrate to until their forced to move to Canada to be with their socialist kind.
Good riddance.
I’m there
Cuccinelli needs to win by at least five points to overcome dem voter fraud, the dead, the illegal, the union thugs bused in...
No way Sarvis gets 9% Election Day.
Mmmm......my take is just the opposite. Ohaha waited til the last minute when the polls showed McA was ahead----b/c Ohaha figures he better not test his popularity right about now, as O/Care is tanking. I would not be surprised if Ohaha backs out--after seeing these latest polls.
Same in the recent NJ special Senate race----Ohaha did not endorse til the last minute---when he knew Booker was way ahead.
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BACKSTORY---in 2009 Ohaha was front and center for Dem pally---incumbent gov Corzine---a Cabinet wannabe:
<><> Corzine---a Wall Street multi-millionaire--outspent his opponent w/ millions of his own money:
<><>Obama and Biden personally campaigned in the state several times.
<><>Obama gifted Corzine w/ $17.5B "stimulus" which promptly disappeared (can you say offshore wire transfer?).
<><> Top-secret rah-rah meetings were held w/ latinos.
<><> Corzine had a latino PAC backing him.
<><> Obama ads flooded the airwaves w/ costly TV ads.
<><> Corzine spent some $20M on get-out-the-vote union canvassers.
<><> NJ is registered 10-1 Democrat.
<><> The pro-life Repub's running mate was lacerated---the ex-sheriff nailed criminal latinos.
END OF STORY---Corzine lost handily---with a lot of help from Obama.
Looks to me like - once again - the Libertarian candidate is handing an election to the Democrats.
Maybe a lot of those Libertarian supporters are now, or will when voting, giving it up and switching to Cuccinelli for the greater good?
“Beyond 2020, I don’t see any Republican being able to win in the state. The other upcoming issue is hostile feelings by the non-urban parts of the state, and the amount of state taxes that it draws in. There’s frustration building over the urban power, and where this leads in the future.”
Sad but true. Demographics are destiny. The same might hold true for states like Florida, Ohio and North Carolina. Perhaps Texas in another 8-12 years. We’ve already lost Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. The path forward is not optimistic unless there is a dramatic change in the way the GOP supports true conservative voices and actually presents itself with an easy-to-understand message of smaller government, lower taxes and adherence to the Constitution. Conservatism is hard, government dependence is easy. Democrats appeal to our lazy, infantile urges. That’s how they win.
Virginians (real ones) get it. It’s the east coast side that’s been infected with the deadly liberal progressive virus, i.e. Northern VA, Richmond, Suffolk, Norfolk, Virginia Beach etc.
Fannie Mae is located in Wash, DC.....and both are very troubling quasi govt agencies subsidized and bailed out by taxpayers.
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SALIENT POINTS
<><> A recent Inspector General's report claims Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are masking billions of dollars in losses.
<><>Fannie/Freddie are centerpieces of the criminal enterprise called the Democrat Party-—appointed Dem cronies and collaborators loot the organization, get cushy jobs, bonuses, etc. Fannie Mae’s political machine dispenses campaign contributions, jobs to friends and relatives of legislators, hires armies of lobbyists (even paying lobbyists not to lobby against it), pays academics who wrote papers validating the sub-prime home ownership mania, and spreads “charitable” contributions to housing advocates across the congressional map.
In sum, Fannie Mae serves as an industrial-sized patronage factory — sharing profits with political allies, spreading taxpayer funds to voting blocs——like ethnic groups-——and doling out jobs to left-wing academics, Washington has-beens and back-scratching cronies.
<><> THIS IS AN OFFSHORE WIRE TRANSFER ALERT--POLS READY TO CASH-IN BIGTIME: Obama, himself, says it’s time to ‘turn the page’ on Fannie and Freddie
MarketWatch | 7/24/13 | FR Posted by illiac
Obama's July speech on the US economy spelled out the beginning of the end for federally-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “We’ll work with both parties to turn the page on Fannie and Freddie, and build a housing finance system that’s rock-solid for future generations,” Obama said, according to a copy of his prepared remarks.
The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill in July that would get rid of the firms in five years, to be replaced by a National Mortgage Market Utility to help "securitize" mortgages. (Excerpt) more at blogs.marketwatch.com
NOTE WELL WHAT OBAMA "FORGOT" TO MENTION Page A15 WSJ report entitled “Treasury’s Fannie Mae Heist“.
WSJ excerpt: The Federal government is seizing the substantial profits of the government-chartered mortgage firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taking for itself the property and potential gains of private investors the government induced to help prop up these companies. This conduct is intolerable.” A scathing article follows--a must read.
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A HOLDER COVER-UP FOR F/M? for massive sub-prime mtge fraud perpetrated by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (as vote-crazed Obama/Dems suck-up for latino votes).
The Democrats have known this for a long time. If McAwful was up by 12 points as the Dems want us to believe, Hillary Clintoooon and Obozomama would not be showing up to campaign for him.
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(1) There is no way that Obama and the Clintons would be campaigning there unless McAwful really needed them. The fact that they're there/coming demonstrates that McAwful's own polling shows it to be very close.
(2) If you read the article, you will find that the Libertarian candidate is NOT harming Cuccinelli that much. McAwful would still have a 2-point edge if Sarvis wasn't there. Some Libertarian-supporters are really just liberal-lite - they will not support a Pro-Life, Anti-Sodomite Normalizer (my own term, which I think accurately describes our view on the issue) candidate.
On the other hand, I've known Ken since he was a Senator that voted against tax and government size increases in the Commonwealth. That is his record for all to see including taking on the GoPe. His actions including the lawsuits against ACA, UVA/AGW/Mann, EPA, etc. show that he is not a statist. He is a true conservative and I don't know who you might be referencing as a conservative.
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