Delegates News

The excitement surrounding the NDP leadership race pales in comparison to the headline-grabbing contest for the Republican nomination in the United States.

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This state could go in any direction - Mitt Romney won it in 2008, Gingrich has led in some polls in the state, Paul is planning to use the caucuses for high turnout by his supporters, and Santorum could appeal to the more rural and socially conservative areas.

This morning in the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates, a nasty piece of voter disenfranchisement legislation , HB 9, passed out of committee on a 15-6 vote.

Final results aren't certified yet, but an analysis of the totals for Saturday's GOP Presidential Preference Primary suggests that Mitt Romney isn't leaving South Carolina empty-handed after all.

With the General Assembly session in full swing, I spent some time last weekend reviewing the bills that have been filed.