Read more Virginia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4719/virginia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:27:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73716/va-gov-denies-clemency-to-dc-sniper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia Gov. Tim Kaine has denied clemency for Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for Muhammad's execution at 9pm tonight. Muhammad, whose appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court yesterday, will die by lethal injection, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch . His 2002 shooting spree with younger accomplice Lee Boyd...http://www.newser.com/story/73716/va-gov-denies-clemency-to-dc-sniper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 11:13:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73448/tuesday-proves-obama-victory-was-a-fluke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe outcome of Tuesday's elections dispel the myth of a great political re-alignment supposedly heralded by the election of Barack Obama last year, writes Charles Krauthammer . Believers swore young and minority voters would establish a new liberal majority and bury the GOP. But Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey...http://www.newser.com/story/73448/tuesday-proves-obama-victory-was-a-fluke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73347/voters-now-a-rampaging-herd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the GOP upsets in Virginia and New Jersey, Daniel Henninger doesn't just see Obama backlash, he sees a voter rebellion from both parties, with independent Americans behaving like stampeding cattle. That independents would within one year swing from Obama enthusiasts to backing decent-to-weak Republicans in Virginia and New Jersey...http://www.newser.com/story/73347/voters-now-a-rampaging-herd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 8:41:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results: Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted Republican anyway....http://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:36:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama seems to have been a minimal factor in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, at least according to early exit polls. In Virginia, where Republican Bob McDonnell won, 55% said Obama wasn’t behind their vote; that figure was 60% in New Jersey, where the race was too...http://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73243/gops-mcdonnell-elected-va-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats today, with Bob McDonnell scoring a landslide victory over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. Independent voters swung behind the GOP, a troubling sign for President Obama, who had personally campaigned for Deeds.http://www.newser.com/story/73243/gops-mcdonnell-elected-va-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 19:13:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73196/state-races-seen-as-obama-referendum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAre today’s elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York referendums on President Obama? Let’s ask the experts. Michael Steele says they are. David Axelrod says they're not. Karl Rove says they are. Robert Gibbs says they're not. See a pattern? “Democrats are determined to assert that the elections are...http://www.newser.com/story/73196/state-races-seen-as-obama-referendum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 7:39:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73125/robo-palin-gets-into-va-govs-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia voters are getting recorded advice from Sarah Palin on how to vote in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. The former Alaska governor’s robocall doesn’t mention GOP candidate Bob McDonnell by name—he’s been loath to accept support from the polarizing figure—but the message appears clear, CNN reports. “Vote to share...http://www.newser.com/story/73125/robo-palin-gets-into-va-govs-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72790/obama-backlash-will-wallop-dem-candidates-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's dissatisfaction with Democratic rule just 9 months into the Obama presidency will be crystal clear after next week's elections, writes Karl Rove . Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell looks set to defeat Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race on the back of anti-Washington, anti-Obama sentiment, Rove notes in the...http://www.newser.com/story/72790/obama-backlash-will-wallop-dem-candidates-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 1:21:24 CDT