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It sure is nice to wake up on a Wednesday morning in early November and have something to smile about. Last night was a good night to be a Democrat, and showed a clear repudiation by the public of Republicans and the bankrupt right wing conservative ideology. From New Jersey, Governor John Corzine. From Virginia, [...]

After long meetings with all the candidates running for Governor in New Jersey and Virginia, the SkaroffBlog and its full-time staff have decided to add our voices to the mix and make official endorsements. This is a virtually unprecendented move for the SkaroffBlog. In 1988, 1992, and 2000 (in 1996 we endorsed Mr. Dole from [...]

It’s Election Day in Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Nov. 8. The big race in Philadelphia is for District Attorney, with Lynn Abraham expected to be re-elected. Most of the ballot, however, is devoted to local judgeship races. The Philadelphia Bar Association, as a service to the community, investigates the judicial candidates and publishes their ratings. Here’s their [...]

Tim Kaine and Jerry Kilgore remain in a dead heat in Virginia for the Governor’s seat. Unsurprisingly, the Washington Post has endorsed Tim Kaine, with a very elogquent article describing him as, “a responsible, forward-thinking, unifying, principled politician with brains, guts and know-how.” It seems likely that this election will come down to the last [...]

The SkaroffBlog is saving me lots of money in therapy so I appreciate you appeasing me while I rant. Tim Kaine and his campaign may have lost the election this morning in Virginia. It’s incredible to me that after the 2004 Kerry race and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Democratic operatives STILL don’t understand [...]

Interesting moment at last night’s New Jersey Gubernatorial debate between Senator Jon Corzine (D) and Doug Forrester (R) when they both said, if elected, they would sign a medical marijuana bill into law. “With respect to providing relief under doctor’s supervision, under the proper circumstances, I think we need to provide all medical resources, and [...]

In less than one month, Virginians will be headed to the polls to cast their votes in what will be the most important election in 2005. Currently, polls are neck and neck and as a result this campaign is becoming one of the nastiest races this citizen pundit has ever seen. To be short: Jerry [...]