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Obama redraws Va. political map Obama redraws Va. political map.(Local)

Article from: The Virginian Pilot Article date: November 08, 2008

When Barack Obama said "Change is coming," did anyone think he was actually talking about Suffolk?

If Suffolk were the only red-blooded Republican community backing the Democratic president-elect on Tuesday, it might be dismissed as a fluke. But Obama carried a remarkable list of cities and counties considered, as recently as Monday, to be as Republican as Ronald Reagan's cowboy boots. Including Chesapeake.

Northern Virginia's suburbs on steroids -- Loudoun, Prince William and Manassas -- all voted for Obama. In suburban Richmond, Henrico County tilted Democratic after ...

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Va. GOP Chair Links Obama to Osama

Posted Oct 13, 08 10:34 AM CDT in Politics 

Va. GOP Chair Links Obama to Osama
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – In the latest volley in the battle for Virginia, the state's GOP chief compared Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden, reports the Washington Post, and Democrats and even Republicans are reacting angrily. Jeffrey Frederick slammed Obama's links to radical political activist Bill Ayers in a recent meeting with McCain campaign volunteers, asserting that the would-be president and the terrorist "both have friends that bombed the Pentagon—that is scary."

"Here is a guy who is one step from the presidency, who has a friend who bombed the Pentagon. It's just shocking to me," Frederick said. A McCain campaign spokeswoman called the comments "not appropriate."

Sources: Washington Post, Time

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • Republican Party • Virginia • Bill Ayers

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OPINION

 GOP Will Bounce Back: Rove 

Democratic wave was aberration caused by unusual factors

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Voters didn’t so much choose liberalism or the Democratic Party as they did Barack Obama, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal . And that’s potentially good news for the GOP in the 2010 midterm elections, Rove says: “In politics, good years follow bad years. Republicans and Democrats have experienced both during the past 15 years.” If the GOP plays it right, it could be ripe for a comeback. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • George W. Bush • Karl Rove • Republican Party • voter turnout • the religious vote • 2010 election

OPINION

 Washington Faces Seismic Shift 

Obama will be one of the most powerful presidents of the modern era, says Politico

Politico Politico Nov 5, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The election of a relatively young black man to the presidency carries obvious historical significance—but beyond the symbolism, John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei write for Politico, last night marked one of the most momentous political transformations in modern American history. The rout of the Republican party means that Barack Obama will be the most powerful Democratic president since LBJ ushered in the Great Society. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • President Obama • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Washington • Lyndon Johnson • party politics

ANALYSIS

Hints at Winner May Come Early Tomorrow Night

Victory, or close loss,
in Indiana would bode well for Obama

Reuters Reuters Nov 3, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - What happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain wins by more than 4%, the wait-and-see game starts. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • Florida • Ohio • Virginia • Pennsylvania • Indiana • Kentucky • Senate race • Mitch McConnell • election results


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