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Obama's Democrats Blame Deeds for Poor Campaign in Virginia

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All Creigh Deeds talks about is abortion, and how Bob McDonell is a stone-age misogynist because he doesn't like it. That's it. That's pretty much Deeds' whole campaign. Oh yeah, and how McDonnell hates working women because he thinks mothers should spend time with their children, nevermind the fact that he appointed several women to very high political jobs within the state. Maybe Deeds could tell us about some of the ideas he would like to promote as Governor, but nope, all we get to hear about is how stupid and Anti-Women Bob McDonnell is. Abortion isn't even a real issue in the race for Governor because it's a matter of Federal Law, not State Law. All his campaign does is alienate huge numbers of voters, which, of course, will NOT help him win. And now he's using the fallacy of transfer by telling people they should vote for him because Obama says so. I'm an Independent voter, and I voted for Obama, but I think that being tied into the Deeds campaign might even backfire on the President. Honestly, Bob McDonnell comes across to me as a bit stiff, and he's got one or two issues he ought to explain better (will selling state liquor stores and removing that source of regular income for a one-time payment really help the state save money?), but at least he's not letting his campaign managers run an idiotic campaign. If Deeds doesn't have the sense to control his campaign team, I'm very suspicious of his Governing abilities.

AJ of VA 1:54AM October 30, 2009

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andy tucker Jesus of IN 9:20AM October 24, 2009

Just another troubled Democrate governor that is finding out that he's not God, and that spending, and running Christians, and middle class folks in the poor house won't work anymore. The lying left is starting to be noticed for what they are liars. Their are a whole lot of these worthless liberal's that will be out of work soon,and that also goes for the liberal Republicans, or should I say phony R's.

les of FL 6:58PM October 23, 2009

I am sick that we probably end up with such an arrogant Governor, and I am not talking about Creigh. I do believe that this is the worst run campaign that I have ever seen. Creigh is a good man but he must have surrounded himself with terrible PR people. Creigh's advertisements should be pulled! I am a Deeds supporter and I cringe when one of his commercials comes on! Its the economy. . .it is always the econony, isn't it? By the way, why hasn't anyone asked Bob McDonnell where the school funds for Virginia are going to come from when he sells the state run liquor stores...the liquor stores are one of the few profitable areas paying for our schools. Come on Creigh do your homework!

kaye of VA 4:49PM October 23, 2009

I have never seen such ignorance in an editorial like this. Bob's "promise" of a liquor store on every corner and a gun in every hand? Oh please. And to say it twice in one editorial? Disgraceful. Please, cite your reference when he "promised" this.
And Bob was a leader in closing the true loophole about the VA Tech shootings, which was the mental health information.
You liberals are the worst!

Chris of VA 4:04PM October 23, 2009

Virginian's don't want McDonnell's promise of a liquor store on every corner and a gun in every hand. Deeds is closing in on McDonnell due to these unpopular perspectives.
Here's where McDonnell's campaign money comes from:
McDonnell supports privatization of Virginia's liquor industry. As a result, he has received over a half million dollars from the alcohol beverage, hotel, and recreation industries with $215K alone from alcohol beverage distributors including $55K from Premium Distributors of Va LLC, $50 from the Va Beer Wholesalers Assn, $26K from Silver Eagle Distributors LP, and $25K from Associated Distributors/The Charmer Sunbelt Group.
See http://www.vpap.org/committees/profile/money_in_industry2/1581?sector=3
McDonnell also supports a loophole in gun registration that has allowed terrible tragedies in Virginia, most notably at Virginia Tech. The NRA has spent well over a half million dollars on advertising in support of McDonnell's support for the gun regulation loophole.
Virginian's don't want McDonnell's promise of a liquor store on every corner and a gun in every hand.

rokay of VA 3:33PM October 23, 2009

Deeds is having a problem with his campaign because he was forced to move further left when that's not who he really is. Virginia is a pro-business state and I don't believe that, especially with Bush gone, Obama is a magic word here anymore. Like BET founder Sheila Johnson who's supporting Bob McDonnell, I certainly don't want Virginia to become another over taxed Chicago or bankrupt California, and that's the impression Deeds is giving us by embracing Democrats at the Federal level. The sad thing is Deeds had built a career on being a problem solver but his party has ruined that by trying make him fit their brand.

Allison of VA 3:25PM October 23, 2009