VA Debate: McDonnell – Deeds

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Politico headline reads ‘Deeds points finger at Washington’ .

BWAAHAAA Remember: ‘Obama’s Long coattails gonna keep a Dem majority’ they said! BWAAAHAA!! More like an anchor baby! Go McDonnell!!

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds said in an interview that he was lagging in the polls entering the final weeks of the campaign in part because of voter concerns over his national party’s agenda.

“Frankly, a lot of what’s going on in Washington has made it very tough,” Deeds said in a “Battleground Virginia” interview sponsored by ABC 7/WJLA-TV, POLITICO, Google and YouTube. “We had a very tough August because people were just uncomfortable with the spending; they were uncomfortable with a lot of what was going on, a lot of the noise that was coming out of Washington, D.C.”

As one of two off-year governor’s races — the other is New Jersey — that are being closely watched for signals about the 2010 midterm election landscape, the factors behind Deeds’s struggles to date are being studied closely in both parties….

October 6, 2009. Tags: Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, deficit spending, GOP, job creation, McDonnell Deeds debate, Obama Administration, Obama Budget, Obama economic policy, Obama Stimulus, VA Governor race, VA gubernatorial race, VA politics. Economy, Obama Administration, Politics, Unemployment Statistics. 1 comment.