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by **slugsrbad** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 08:17:32

Not sure how accurate this is, but a quick Google found out these dates for debates:

Oct. 3rd - Denver, CO
Oct. 11th - Danville, KY (VEEP debate)
Oct. 16th - Hempstead, NY
Oct. 22nd - Boca Raton, FL

by **dajafi** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 23:27:17

I can vouch for the fact that there will be a debate in Hempstead. My wife works at Hofstra, and the debate is going to crap up her and by extension my life for a big chunk of this year.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 23:29:16

Commerce Secretary taking a medical leave of absence as he had some seizures this weekend and did a lot of hit and running in California.

by **TenuredVulture** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 23:30:04

dajafi wrote:I can vouch for the fact that there will be a debate in Hempstead. My wife works at Hofstra, and the debate is going to crap up her and by extension my life for a big chunk of this year.

You should go to New Orleans with Prattrules.

by **Youseff** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 09:15:59

seems pretty tepid for a presidential election so far. I expect lower voter turnouts.

by **td11** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:53:21

But tough talk about the state of the party on Monday by former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida — who went so far as to say that Ronald Reagan and his father would have a “hard time” fitting in during this Tea Party era — exhibited a growing distance between the family, which until not very long ago embodied mainstream Republicanism, and the no-compromise conservative activists now driving the party.

Speaking at a breakfast with national reporters held by Bloomberg View in Manhattan, Mr. Bush questioned the party’s approach to immigration, deficit reduction and partisanship, saying that his father, former President George Bush, and Reagan would struggle with “an orthodoxy that doesn’t allow for disagreement.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/us/po ... .html?_r=1

by **Bucky** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 13:20:37

well, they could just ask his dad

the other guy, not so much

by **thephan** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 09:41:22

Bucky wrote:well, they could just ask his dad

the other guy, not so much

Bring in Miss Cleo.

by **thephan** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:18:27

No surprise in Arizona. Former Giffords aide takes the interim election to finish her term. Ron Barber beat Jesse Kelly, a 30-year-old Marine veteran, 53-45%. Kelly also lost to Giffords damaging his political value for the next cycle.

by **thephan** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 15:46:34

I am already yawning over the xGov VS xGov race setting up in VA. Allen was an OK Governor, nothing great, and Kane never impressed me as much more then the guy who oversaw the continuance of Mark Warner's policies. I expect a long season of hate leading up to a leader who doesn't accomplish much. I guess that silver lining is that both are not really wingers, just party men.

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 16:44:57

O SNAP!

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 16:46:19

thephan wrote:I am already yawning over the xGov VS xGov race setting up in VA. Allen was an OK Governor, nothing great, and Kane never impressed me as much more then the guy who oversaw the continuance of Mark Warner's policies. I expect a long season of hate leading up to a leader who doesn't accomplish much. I guess that silver lining is that both are not really wingers, just party men.

Any chance the surprise firing of UVa Pres Teresa Sullivan becomes an issue? Higher Ed almost never figures in state politics, but I'd wonder if this wasn't a bit more than that.

by **Roger Dorn** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 08:08:43

http://www.everplans.com/blog/italian-town-bans-dying

Just skimmed this story on the internetz...interesting concept to say the least.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:12:53

TenuredVulture wrote:
thephan wrote:I am already yawning over the xGov VS xGov race setting up in VA. Allen was an OK Governor, nothing great, and Kane never impressed me as much more then the guy who oversaw the continuance of Mark Warner's policies. I expect a long season of hate leading up to a leader who doesn't accomplish much. I guess that silver lining is that both are not really wingers, just party men.

Any chance the surprise firing of UVa Pres Teresa Sullivan becomes an issue? Higher Ed almost never figures in state politics, but I'd wonder if this wasn't a bit more than that.

Nope. The only connection is that Kaine appointed around half of the current board of visitors, but that is irrelevant. If any GOPer went there, it'd smoke McDonnell too b/c he appointed the other half.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:20:04

thephan wrote:I am already yawning over the xGov VS xGov race setting up in VA. Allen was an OK Governor, nothing great, and Kane never impressed me as much more then the guy who oversaw the continuance of Mark Warner's policies. I expect a long season of hate leading up to a leader who doesn't accomplish much. I guess that silver lining is that both are not really wingers, just party men.

I think the distinction between them is that Allen has been in the Senate before and didn't accomplish dick other than vote for everything that GWB wanted done (sure, he was the junior Senator, but still). If he had a decent record, the "macaca" incident wouldn't have been so damaging. And IMO, Kaine is actually better suited to be a Senator than a chief executive.

At the same time, Kaine is far from a beloved figure, so it'll be interesting.

by **thephan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:02:37

So you agree with me essentially, our senator will be as vital as an empty recyclable brown paper bag blowing down K street. Kaine (I notice that I misspelled it in my initial post) might be hurt by his time as the 51st Democratic Party Chairman where he was not particularly effective.

On a humorous note, it seems that a significant portion of the state was surprised that there was a primary setting Allen as the candidate. Apparently many of us though he was already slated, or perhaps with the outcome anointed is a better term.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 13:58:05

thephan wrote:So you agree with me essentially, our senator will be as vital as an empty recyclable brown paper bag blowing down K street.

Yup.

On a humorous note, it seems that a significant portion of the state was surprised that there was a primary setting Allen as the candidate. [/quote]
IMO, it had a lot to do with the fact that (a) Allen sucks, and (b) every other candidate is certifiably insane. Especially Bob Marshall.

by **thephan** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:02:31

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:IMO, it had a lot to do with the fact that (a) Allen sucks, and (b) every other candidate is certifiably insane. Especially Bob Marshall.

Well, up here there were a few Bob Marshall signs and that was about it. Not even 50 in a heavy traffic zone of about 7 square miles. Nothing at all with Allen's name on it.

by **The Nightman Cometh** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 14:23:02

I'm thinking its more and more likely Romney wins this election.

by **drsmooth** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 15:18:18

The Nightman Cometh wrote:I'm thinking its more and more likely Romney wins this election.

I'm not convinced the 2 are causally related

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