yes, he went to BristoL, and to BristoW.
he went to Bristol first, and the other place later that day. it was kinda a big deal around here.

Posted at July 16, 2008 6:59 PM in response to Obama Campaign Opens 20 New Field Offices In Virginia

JMU is in Harrisonburg, but it's a small enough school that it doesn't change the overall Republican-ness of the area.
Bristol is too far southwest to get media from Blacksburg.

that said, Sen. Obama has had a field office in Roanoke since way before the primary, and is planning to open on in Salem. (or at least there's an official campaign volunteer who's looking for a space to lease here.)

i think there's a lot of room for him to make headway here. he didn't really contest the primary here, outside of the City of Roanoke, and the Blacksburg/Christiansburg area (where Virginia Tech is), so Sen Clinton won big in most places. but alot of the people i know who are conservative republicans are just fed up with Bush, not motivated to vote for McCain, and not so repulsed by Obama that they'll vote against him.

Posted at July 16, 2008 6:56 PM in response to Obama Campaign Opens 20 New Field Offices In Virginia

sorry for the double post.
silly "no you're not really a commenter"..."no you've tried to comment too many times already" error msgs.

Posted at July 11, 2008 4:07 PM in response to Obama Vastly Outspending McCain On Ads At Jesse Helms' Old TV Station

i can attest to this, having spent July 4th weekend with my grandmother in Raleigh. I saw two or three Obama ads each day (in the about four hours of tv she watches) and NO McCain ads.

it's the same in the Roanoke, VA tv market, where supposedly, McCain was going to buy ad time. i've seem multiple Obama ads every day, and i've seen ONE McCain ad in more than two weeks.

Posted at July 11, 2008 4:05 PM in response to Obama Vastly Outspending McCain On Ads At Jesse Helms' Old TV Station

i can attest to this, having spent July 4th weekend with my grandmother in Raleigh. I saw two or three Obama ads each day (in the about four hours of tv she watches) and NO McCain ads.

it's the same in the Roanoke, VA tv market, where supposedly, McCain was going to buy ad time. i've seem multiple Obama ads every day, and i've seen ONE McCain ad in more than two weeks.

Posted at July 11, 2008 4:05 PM in response to Obama Vastly Outspending McCain On Ads At Jesse Helms' Old TV Station

to reiterate this point: I was in NC (Raleigh) visiting my grandmother, and almost got annoyed by the frequent Obama ads. it seemed like they were on once or twice an hour. I saw no McCain ads, or any indication he's trying to contest the state. which may mean he thinks it's completely in his column...

also, in SW VA (where I live) there were organizing meetings last week and this weekend, and voter registration drives at least five times in the past two weeks. the Roanoke Office is up and running again, and they're expanding into Salem.

so, just cuz the MSM doesn't care about it doesn't mean it isn't happening or isn't important.

Posted at July 8, 2008 2:03 PM in response to McCain Ad: Empty "Hope" Won't Improve Our Lives

i just emailed his campaign asking him not to pay her debts.

we'll see what happens.

Posted at May 8, 2008 5:35 PM in response to Obama, Don't Turn My Financial Contribution To Your Campaign Into A Reward For Hillary's Ugly Campaign

i agree with that.
if she'd acted more calm and serene then i think she'd have done a lot better in the primaries we've already had.
tho i supported Sen. Obama from the beginning, it was really the "inevitability" turned to what seemed like desperation which swayed me from even thinking about voting for her in the primary.

Posted at March 27, 2008 5:07 PM in response to Clinton's Toughness

I actually assumed she'd do better than Bill because she's politically battle hardened and because the current crop of Republicans have nothing on Newt Gingrich.

i have to say, this is where Sen. Clinton lost me from the beginning. the presumption that she had been battle hardened or vetted seemed a little silly to me. i couldn't quite figure out how being publicly humiliated by her husband counted as being vetted or "battle tested."

I moved to NY in 1999, and watched both her 2000 and 2006 Senatorial campaigns. I voted for her both times. they were not tough campaigns. she didn't face any pressing questions, and neither of her opponents were were well known or well supported. she got more than 70% of the vote in 2006, iirc.

which is not to say she isn't politically saavy, or necessarily not a tough campaigner. it's just to say that, despite the prevailing wisdom, she hadn't actually faced a tough fight before this one.
personally, i think it shows.

Posted at March 27, 2008 5:01 PM in response to Clinton's Toughness

i sent emails to Meet the Press, WaPo, NBC (general) and Brian Williams asking for Sen. McCain to be questioned about this. i'm not holding my breath for it to come up in Sen McCain's next presser

Posted at February 28, 2008 8:57 PM in response to Farrakhan's Support For Obama? Hugely Controversial. Hagee's Backing Of McCain? No Problem.