As a part of WSLS’s continuing coverage of the 2008 elections, Jay Warren has profiled the major party candidates in the US Senate contest as well as the candidates in the 5th and 6th Congressional District contests. Here’s his one-on-one interview with Democrat Tom Perriello who is running against Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Rocky Mount) for the 5th Congressional District seat.

You rarely get through a conversation with Tom Perriello without him mentioning God. During our interviews with him, it came up countless times, with Perriello dropping lines like “walking humbly before God” and “I think we need more God and less government in marriage.“

Barack Obama’s brand of trickle-down economics is filling Democratic coffers in Virginia.

In a radio ad released Monday, Perriello draws attention to the fact a congressional information company rated Goode in the bottom ten percent of the 66-member House Appropriations Committee.

As Virgil Goode goes from table to table at the popular HUB restaurant in downtown Rocky Mount, you hear the same greeting from almost everyone: “Hey Virgil.“

Gov. Tim Kaine says the endorsement by former Secretary of State Colin Powell of Barack Obama will serve well in Va. for the Democrat’s campaign.

Fishwick argues each of the past four Republican Attorney Generals have failed to protect the financial and legal interests of the middle-class.

Democrat Mark Warner promised Virginia’s school superintendents Wednesday that if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate the “No Child Left Behind” educational standards act will be “tops on my list” of things to change

The town hall-style meeting organized by the Farm Bureau gave farmers and others involved in agriculture a chance to ask the 5th District House challenger about his policies regarding agriculture and related issues, including the economy, energy and immigration.

U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode was named a champion of national security Wednesday by the Center for Security Policy.

Former Gov. Mark R. Warner raised $3 million in the three months ended Sept. 30 to bring the fundraising total for his U.S. Senate campaign to $12.3 million

Part of the free airtime for candidates segment.

Part of the free airtime for candidates segment.

Part of the free airtime for candidates segment.

Read 5th district candidates’ answers to questions on gas prices, energy

A study of uranium mining in Virginia is expected to be adopted during a Nov. 6 meeting of the Coal and Energy Commission in Richmond

McCain, GOP leaders reject state chairman’s bin Laden comparison

It’s a statement Mark Warner made 14 years ago.  Yet the Jim Gilmore campaign is playing up Warner’s remarks in a new recording circulating on the internet. 

Behind his glasses and unassuming demeanor lies a man ready to reshape the face of the Roanoke Valley. Bob Goodlatte is on a mission, telling a class of adults going back for job training, “I expect great things from you and I hope you expect great things from me. That’s the deal.”

As a part of WSLS’s continuing coverage of the 2008 elections, Jay Warren has profiled the major party candidates in the US Senate contest as well as the candidates in the 5th and 6th Congressional District contests. Here’s his one-on-one interview with Republican Bob Goodlatte who is running for re-election to the US House from the 6th Congressional District.

Don’t wear a McCain or Obama T-shirt when you go to vote on Election Day.

Gilmore, who opposed both bailout bills, said he’s unsure if legislation sparked the 900-plus point spike in the Dow yesterday. He said the market might have dropped low enough to offer bargains.

Vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin dashed into the conservative heartland of Virginia Monday, likening the struggling Republican ticket to a stock-car racer revved for a come-from-behind victory.

The first stop was Virginia Beach where more than 20,000 people heard Sen. John McCain effectively relaunch his presidential campaign.

As a part of WSLS’s continuing coverage of the 2008 elections, Jay Warren has profiled the major party candidates in the US Senate contest as well as the candidates in the 5th and 6th Congressional District contests. Here’s his one-on-one interview with Democrat Sam Rasoul who is running against 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Roanoke Co.).

Rasoul is a first time candidate running against Congressman Bob Goodlatte.

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore will attend and speak at Sarah Palin’s rally in Richmond Monday.

“It is not often that I agree with Bill Clinton,“ Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said in a statement. “However, President Clinton was right when he repeatedly questioned if Barack Obama has the experience necessary to serve as commander in chief.“

Perriello in Rocky Mount, Goode in Nelson County

Cuts include:

• 567 layoffs
• Delayed raises for state workers
• Close Pulaski Correctional Center
• Close Chatham Diversion Center