Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a fundraiser for Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), the first Chinese-American woman elected to Congress. The fundraiser was organized by the Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia at the home of Fairfax County (Dranesvil... »
Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 12. *McDonnell's wise move on Virginia's voter ID bill (Agreed for the most part, although why not go all the way and veto this "obnoxious bill, championed by Republican... »
I just got off a press conference call with Kaine campaign manager Mike Henry and senior advisor Mo Elleithee, regarding "the state of the U.S. Senate race...Tim Kaine's strong first quarter fundraising numbers, challenges ahead for the Republican cont... »
Today's New York Times has a fascinating article entitled, "Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend On It." The data and anecdotal evidence paint a fascinating, utterly schizophrenic, and I'd argue deeply dysfunctional, picture of American polit... »
Disclaimer: Yes, this post is about a month late and for that, we deeply apologize. One of our writers had his tonsils taken out, which made him immobile for about two weeks and we had some scheduled blog maintenance. Despite that, we hope you enjoy th... »
Courtesy of Google Analytics, here are the Blue Virginia stories which received the most "page views" in 2011. All stories are by yours truly, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks to everyone who contributed diaries and/or comments to Blue Virginia in 20... »
Here are several Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, Veterans Day 2011. Thank you to all veterans for your service to our country! *Focus shifts to Virginia's U.S. Senate race *Rove's super PAC attacks Kaine, signaling ugly ye... »
The campaign of J. Patrick Murray, the sole Republican candidate running against Congressman Jim Moran (D-8th District), is running low on funds, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. An FEC disclo... »
