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Virginia Reminds Us (Once Again) Why Elections Really Do Matter

And why we do what we have done here for the past 10 years...

REPUBLICAN OBENSHAIN CONCEDES; DEMOCRAT HERRING WILL BE NEW VA ATTORNEY GENERAL

Dems sweep all three statewide offices for first time since 1969...

Democratic Candidate Margin Widens in Virginia’s Attorney General ‘Recount’

Herring now up by more than 800 over Obenshain after second day of three-day re-tally in one of state's closest ever elections

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Yes, Santa Claus, There is a Virginia: ‘Recount’ and Potential ‘Contest’ Still Ahead in VA AG Race

Post-election battles in closest ever statewide race could run through Christmas and include a partisan 'nuclear option'...

KPFK ‘BradCast’: Corporate Espionage Against Nonprofits and Private Citizens (Like Me)

Guest: Gary Ruskin of the Center for Corporate Policy

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VA AG Race: About That 500+ Vote Republican Pickup in Bedford County

County Registrar tells BRAD BLOG how e-vote and human error led to big gain for GOP candidate during canvass of tight race...

Horrific News Out of Virginia

KPFK ‘BradCast’: RW Predilections of Lara Logan and CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ Benghazi Disaster; Pitfalls to Come in VA’s Insane Attorney General Race

Guest: Heather Parton (aka 'Digby'!)

BREAKING: Democrat Mark Herring ‘Wins’ VA Attorney General Race by 164 Votes Before Final State Certification, Almost Certain ‘Recount’

Republican Mark Obenshain issues statement urging caution before full state canvass, hints at legal challenge ahead...

LIVE TWITTER COVERAGE: Provisional Votes Tallied in Fairfax County, VA – Last Ballots Before Certification of the Razor-Thin VA AG Race

BREAKING: Democratic Candidate Takes Lead in Razor-Thin VA Attorney General Tally

GOP-requested review of several precincts in Richmond City gives Mark Herring (D) edge over Mark Obenshain (R)...

Down to the Provisionals: 55 Vote Margin (or Less) Out of 2.2 Million Cast in Virginia AG Race

Memo from State Board of Elections delays final tally in heavily Democratic Fairfax County, where hundreds of provisionals remain...

Tallying VA’s ‘Missing’ Op-Scan Votes; And Other Surprises in the Incredibly Close VA AG Election

Diebold paper ballot optical-scan tabulator behind recently discovered 'unaccounted for' votes in Fairfax County

But there was yet another unexpected computer tally twist on Friday...

BREAKING: Thousands of Votes Discovered ‘Unaccounted For’ in Virginia AG Race

Inexplicably low absentee results in parts of Fairfax County, which uses paper ballot op-scan systems with history of dropping votes

UPDATED: Diebold op-scan probs 'suspected' by County Registrar: 'Machine totals either didn't print tapes, or didn't show full tallies'...

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