Where there’s smoke…

You remember November 2008, right? That magical time of hope and rejoicing for Virginia’s once-beleaguered Democrats, who rode a wave of Obama-inspired optimism to record gains,

Gaffe it up

Well, here we are again at the squeaky-clean beginning of another political season, with an

Breaker Moran

There’s a long list of desperate campaign tactics that we here at the Odd Dominion like to call “Things that never work.”

Fredericks' 'berg

Heading into last weekend’s 'Advance'—the annual confab held by the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) to talk shop, party hearty, and plan strategy for the coming year—current RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick knew that he might be in for a rough ride.

Gov. Nutzoid

We won’t lie—the recent conclusion of the heart-palpitatingly exciting 2008 presidential election has left us with a gaping hole in our political soul the size of Sarah Palin’s ego.

Wild blue yonder

At one point during the past few months, every political prognosticator worth his or her salt had a moment when they knew, deep in their slimy, election-lovin’ guts, that the

Change is good

Lord knows we here at The Odd Dominion have had our fun with the pugilistic powerbrokers of the Virginia GOP.

In reverse

Faced with a hugely unpopular president, a cratering national economy, an energized Democratic opposition and an increasingly restless electorate,