Tag: Mike Signer

See below for highlights from a "Tweetstorm" just posted by Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, reflecting on what he calls the "once-in-a-lifetime experience of serving...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, August 31. Harvey’s wrath moves eastward as water recedes...

The following "full scope and terms of the independent review we are launching" is from Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer. Also see below this for...

by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 19. Trump ousts White House chief strategist Stephen...

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer: "Look at the campaign ran, I mean look at the intentional courting both on the one hand of all...

Crazy, despicable white supremacist crap in Charlottesville, Virginia last night. What are these people's goals? According to their leader, Richard Spencer, "We're fighting for...

For some background on the craziness that went down at the Charlottesville City Council meeting Monday night (video below), see Who’s a racist? Wes...

If you haven't been following this story, see Virginia Board of Education member resigns after vulgar tweets surface, Tweets from Charlottesville councilman cause some...

Last night at the Arlington Young Democrats meeting in Ballston, three former statewide candidates for the Democrats - Mike Signer, Brian Moran and Terry McAuliffe - gave GOTV ("get out the vote") pep talks less than 2 weeks before mid-term elections (and prior to the dozens of AYD's taking to the phone banks). The appearance together by Signer, Moran and McAuliffe also was noteworthy in that all three had been mentioned as contenders to succeed Dick Cranwell as chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. With the quasi-"unity rally" last night, it now appears that Mark Warner's pick for DPVA chair, Brian Moran, will not be seriously opposed for the position. We'll see.  Anyway, here's some video from last night, in order of appearance.  Introducing the speakers is AYDs president Gordon Simonett.  Enjoy.

P.S. I'd also say that it's looking more likely Brian Moran will not be a statewide candidate in 2013.

See Mike Signer's op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch for more. Here's a short excerpt:

...In a few short weeks, Gov. McDonnell has abandoned his hallmark restraint and instead whipsawed all over the political map, delivering incoherent and incompetent governance in the process. Both Democrats and Republicans would do well to learn from McDonnell's disastrous first 100 days.

For Republicans, the lesson is that when you live by the sword, you die by the sword. At many Republican campaign rallies last fall, countless supporters waved the "Don't Tread on Me" flag; McDonnell shouldn't be surprised when he finds himself trod upon. For Democrats fearful of a midterm nightmare this fall, it's instead their best opportunity in years to be seen by voters, once again, as the party that delivers results rather than rhetoric.