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Just the facts?
Are the presidential and vice presidential candidates getting their facts straight in their stump speeches? Read for yourself.
Presidential-Vice Presidential Debate schedule
WVTF will air coverage of the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates from National Public Radio. The debates will likely begin at 9 p.m. (exact times not yet available). NPR will provide a recap and analysis at the end of each debate.
The schedule from the Commission on Presidential Debates is below and is subject to change:
Presidential Debate on Domestic Policy
Friday, Sept. 26
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Vice Presidential Debate on Domestic and Foreign Policy
Thursday, Oct. 2
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Presidential Debate, Town Meeting
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
What's lipstick got to do with it? - 9.10.08
It was Republican John McCain who first put lipstick on a pig in talking about Hillary Clinton’s health care ideas. That was months ago, now Barack Obama has used it and Republican loyalists are calling it a slur to McCain's running mate Sarah Palin. Obama used the common phrase in talking about McCain’s ideas on change. Pundits on both sides of the political fence say its much ado about nothing – it just keeps the candidates away from the real issues in the election. More coverage of the presidential campaign. Listen.
Goode-Perriello debate - 9.3.08
Sixth District Republican Congressman Virgil Goode and his challenger, Democrat Tom Perriello met in a public forum at the institute for advanced learning and research in Danville on the evening of Sept. 3. The forum was sponsored by the Sorensen Institute of Charlottesville and the Danville Register and Bee. Moderators were Bob Gibson of the Sorensen Institute and Lynwood Wright. It began with an opening statement from Congressman Goode. Listen.
Coverage of the DNC
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine spoke during the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Listen.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner was one of the keynote speakers at the Democratic National Convention in August. Listen.
Barack Obama visits Martinsville
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was on a campaign stop in Martinsville in August before heading to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Listen.
Barack Obama speaks to supporters in Martinsville.
Supporters for Barack Obama line up on one side of the road...
...while supporters for Republican presidential candidate John McCain line the other side of the street. (Photos by Beverly Amsler, WVTF News)
Obama in Bristol
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama paid a visit earlier this year to Bristol. Listen.
Presidential candidates discuss health issues
The Presidential Candidate Forums, organized by the Federation of American Hospitals and Families USA, feature candidates being interviewed by a panel of prominent journalists including National Public Radio. They are recorded at the Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center by MacNeil-Lehrer productions and webcast by kaisernetwork, Kaiser's health news and information service. Major support for the operation of Presidential Candidate Forums is provided by the Kauffman Foundation and the California Endowment.
Presidential Candidate Forums are a unique and distinctive process designed to give voters a thoughtful understanding of each Presidential candidate's vision for improving health and health care in America. Each forum elicits the candidate's views about health and health care in America and lasts 60 minutes.
Below, you will find interviews with presidential candidates on health issues. We will add to the list as they become available. To hear the interview, just click on the name of the candidate.
Off-election may have repercussions - 11.7.07
Democrats will have the majority in the State Senate when the Virginia General Assembly convenes early next year. Republicans lost four Senate seats in yesterday’s election as well as a handful of Delegate races but the GOP will still have a strong majority in the State House. WVTF’s Beverly Amsler talks with Roanoke College Political Scientist Harry Wilson about the repercussions of the off-year election in Virginia and has this interview. Listen.
Democrats win control of Va. Senate - 11.7.07
Democrats have won control of the Virginia Senate and picked up seats in the House of Delegates. The election results mark the first time this decade that both chambers of the General Assembly will not be held by Republican majorities. WVTF’s Anne Marie Morgan has more from the Capitol. Listen.
Rob Bell returns to Richmond - 11.7.07
Election results both wins and loses for Albemarle County Republicans. State Delegate Rob Bell returns to Richmond in his unopposed bid for re-election to the General Assembly and he joined a gathering of Albemarle Republicans to see two incumbents lose their bids for re-election. WVTF’s Luke Church reports. Listen.
Election shifts control in Senate - 11.7.07
Republican party leaders in Virginia are putting a positive spin on the GOP losing its majority in the State Senate as well as its overwhelming stronghold in the House of Delegates where Democrats were able to gain a little ground. WVTF’s Rick Mattioni has this roundup of key contests in the shift of power in Virginia’s General Assembly. Listen.
nstitute trains future public servants - 11.6.07
Since 1994, the Sorensen Institute at the University of Virginia has offered a program to train Virginians to become better public servants. The deadline for next year's classes is fast approaching. WVTF’s Sean Tubbs has this report. Listen.
Election includes policy recommendations - 11.2.07
Their policy proposals don't always make headlines, but Democratic and Republican candidates who are campaigning for seats in the General Assembly have rolled out an array of policy recommendations they'd like to introduce in the next legislative session. In this installment in our series on election issues, WVTF's Anne Marie Morgan reports on two more priorities in the partisans' legislative agendas. Listen.
Those websites can be found at www.brianmoran.com and www.williamjhowell.org
Candidates promise proposals - 10.31.07
The General Assembly elections are just a week away ... and both Republican and Democratic candidates have been campaigning on proposals they promise to introduce in the next legislative session if they’re elected. Both parties address a wide range of subjects ...and say their ideas will help Virginians in practical ways. WVTF’s Anne Marie Morgan reports on two chief concerns on the partisans’ minds. Listen.
Campaign kicks into high gear - 10.31.07
As Election Day approaches Democratic and Republican General Assembly candidates across Virginia have kicked their campaigns into high gear. The incumbents and challengers in each party are running on a broad array of initiatives that they say they’ll push for in the upcoming legislative session in January. WVTF’s Anne Marie Morgan outlines the candidates’ proposals. Listen.
5th District candidates face off - 10.31.07
With election day less than a week away, we continue our profiles of different races and issues around Virginia. In the 5th district House of Delegates race a former state trooper and a CPA are facing off. WVTF’s Connie Stevens reports. Listen.
Rhetoric impacts politics - 10.31.07
The rhetoric of politics can have crucial impact on elections at every level. Here’s more from WVTF’s Connie Stevens. Listen.
Thousands attend Obama rally - 10.29.07
Over four thousand people paid to attend a rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama last night in Charlottesville. The twenty-nine dollar a head event is the second visit from a major democratic candidate to central Virginia this fall. Sean Tubbs has this report. Listen.
House of Delegates race heats up - 10.29.07
Two well-known Roanoke names are competing in the 11th district House of Delegates race. The incumbent says his challenger is running a negative campaign, but that challenger says he’s just echoing constituent complaints. WVTF’s Dutchie Mirolli has more on this story. Listen.
The State Board of Elections was created in 1946 as a bipartisan agency responsible for ensuring uniformity, fairness, accuracy and purity in all elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Web site: www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Index.html
Capital Eye is a money-in-politics newsletter published by the Center for Responsive Politics. Capital Eye aims to educate its readers and encourage them to examine the role of money in the U.S. political system. Web site: www.capitaleye.org
The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. General Web site: www.opensecrets.org/. Web site for Virginia: www.opensecrets.org/states/summary.asp?State=VA
Project Vote Smart is a national research organization founded by national leaders such as Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, John McCain and Geraldine Ferraro. It is funded entirely through foundation grants and the individual contributions of 45,000 members. Web site: www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
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