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Jeff's Notes: Kaine vs. Allen

RICHMOND, Va. -- The gloves are off and their respective bases are tuned in, but can either candidate hope to improve his public image?

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Schapiro: Ken, a Republican doll

Schapiro: Ken, a Republican doll

12/04/2021 12:00 AM
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Jeff's Notes -- The politicians are always complaining about the size, cost and scope of government.

A constant in Virginia politics: the politicians are always complaining about the size, cost and scope of government. Now it's Bob McDonnell's turn.

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Schapiro: Some Republicans urge power-sharing

Virgil Goode Jr., the guy who forced an evenly split Virginia Senate into power-sharing in 1996, argues that it should do the same in 2012 — that giving both parties a say makes for "greater harmony and a better attitude." It's probably not something Republicans want to hear, especially coming from one of their own.

11/30/2011 12:00 AM
Schapiro: Va. Democratic Party - a Southern Gothic

Schapiro: Va. Democratic Party — a Southern Gothic

11/20/2011 12:00 AM
3:47

Jeff's Notes: Can Virginia afford tax preferences?

RICHMOND, VA -- Despite a tight budget, the state continues to offer more than $12 billion in exemptions and deductions.

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Lacking votes, Democrats could fight GOP with the law

The tiebreaking vote of Virginia's de facto 41st senator, Bill Bolling, isn't necessarily an insurance policy for Gov. Bob McDonnell.

11/13/2011 12:00 AM
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Jeff's Notes - Cantor, the GOP homeboy, got beat

RICHMOND, Va. -- What happened in Henrico says a lot. It says politics there is more competitive than people think. It says Republicans who largely run the county are deeply divided. And it says that voters in Henrico know more about politics than the politicians.

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Analysis: Senate contests a referendum on McDonnell

Virginians didn't as much choose a new legislature as they considered a symbolic second term for Gov. Bob McDonnell.

11/09/2021 12:00 AM
Schapiro: The third way — a tied Va. Senate

An evenly divided Virginia Senate might seem an odd end to the 2011 campaign. But it's not unexpected, not unprecedented and, perhaps, not unwelcome.

11/06/2021 12:00 AM
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Jeff's Notes Video: McDonnell could be a big winner on election day

RICHMOND, Va. -- A Republican takeover of the Virginia Senate might be the equivalent of a second term for Gov. Bob McDonnell.

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Jeff's Notes Video: A Virginia campaign, a national slant

Nothing like a little guilt by association to get the voters' attention in an off-off-year legislative election. Republicans play the Obama card; Democrats, Social Security and Medicare.

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Jeff Schapiro column: GOP savors outlook for Senate

Republicans are giddy about taking back the Virginia Senate. For some, the election seems a formality.

10/26/2011 12:00 AM
Schapiro: Howell, business group kiss and make up — not

House Republicans and Virginia FREE, a prominent nonpartisan business advocacy group, are talking, nudged by Gov. Bob McDonnell to end a bitter feud.

10/23/2011 12:00 AM
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Jeff's Notes Video: Low turnout in November?

What if they held an election in Virginia and no one came? Jeff Schapiro explains why that will be close to the reality this November.

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