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Left of the Hill (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Even before Election Day there were some discussions about whether McDonnell's landslide victory would result in Dickie Cranwell resigning as Chair of DPVA. There have been rumors about various people who might be interested in taking over the position and earlier today Lowell provided some updates on who is rumored to be potential contenders. The list of names who he says have been mentioned in discussions...
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Fishersville Mike (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Blue Virginia touts a poll showing voters who stayed home wanting a more progressive candidate than Creigh Deeds turned out to be. They had two - Brian Moran and Terry McAuliffe. They were sent packing June 9. Tell me again why McAuliffe - with all his money and chutzpah - wasn't the nominee?
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
McDonnell Glen Bolger on how it was done: First and foremost, when we did define Deeds, it was on issue-based contrast. Voters generally do not think issue differences - especially on the key issues of jobs, spending and taxes - are negative. Instead they see those contrasts as legitimate areas for battling in a campaign. Secondly, and just as importantly, Deeds never defined himself. On paper, Deeds...
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fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Part two of a five-part series . Virginia -- Governor The Candidates: Attorney General Bob McDonnell , Republican State Senator Creigh Deeds , Democrat The Polling: McDonnell leads by 10.9 points in the Pollster.com average and by margins ranging from 8 to 17 points in individual polls. The magnitude of his advantage has generally been expanding over the course of the past six weeks. Analysis: Deeds...
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Fishersville Mike (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Enough blaming Creigh Deeds for his poor showing in the polls. Let's put the blame where it really belongs. Terry McAuliffe. Why? He's the all-purpose villian. The carpetbagger. His entrance into the Democratic primary upset the plans Deeds and Brian Moran obviously had for the race. Without McAuliffe, Moran would have been a better candidate. It would have been hard to have been worse. Moran could...
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2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Think back to the Virginia primary earlier this year. Terry McAuliffe, Brian Moran, Creigh Deeds. McAuliffe and Moran going at one another, and Deeds winning the WaPo endorsement. The paper framed the three candidates, and said this about their pick: [T]he answer might surprise you. In 18 years in the General Assembly, Mr. Deeds has time and again supported measures that might be unpopular with his...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Between the two imploding campaigns, it really is hard to tell which campaign qualifies as the worst of the cycle. Creigh Deeds (D-VA) Deeds emerged from a contested three-way primary after his two opponents -- Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran -- nuked each other dead. One would assume that his candidacy for the office meant he wanted to run for governor, but his general election campaign has seriously...
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United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
and the fact that Deeds would associate with these two dhimmi slimeballs is evidence enough that he is unfit to serve in the office once held by Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. I'm sure klintoon has done his share of "bumps". McAuliffe, Clinton try for another bump for Deeds By: William C. Flook Examiner Staff Writer October 21, 2009 Former President Clinton and one-time gubernatorial...
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Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
One of the interesting things about campaigns is that we finally get to scrutinize all the ridiculous votes that a legislator makes during the General Assembly. It’s very telling about whether a Delegate is actually paying attention or just going with the flow. Such is the case with Del. Bobby Mathieson. A whole lot of Democrats opposed making it easier for felons to work on school property....
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The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Creigh Deeds has been a disappointment as the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia. While he was preferable to one of his Democratic primary foes -- veteran party bagman Terry McAuliffe -- Deeds lacked the ideas, the personality and the drive of the third candidate in that race, Brian Moran. But Moran and McAuliffe beat each other up, split votes among key constituencies and assured a Deeds...
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CloudAve (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice . This is a story of one of the risks of venture capital. When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. But some companies have entrepreneurs that seem talented on paper, are in a space that seems interesting to investors and are able to raise...
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Bearing Drift (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Adam Nagourney has a piece in today’s New York Times reflecting on how Virginia’s gubernatorial campaign might have been were Terry McAuliffe the nominee instead of Creigh Deeds : The most recent Washington Post poll showed Mr. McDonnell leading Mr. Deeds by a 53 percent to 44 percent margin; while there is certainly time for Mr. Deeds to turn things around, his prospects right now appear...
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Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The body is not even cool yet. Hell, the election hasn't even happened yet, and the Democrats are already trying to figure what went is going to go wrong. Now this is my kind of campaign. Some may remember that Clinton White House Hotelier and Barista Terry McAuliffe ran for Virginia governor this year and lost in the primary to Creigh Deeds. Deeds had 50% of the vote with McAuliffe at 26% and Brian...
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SLANTblog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Going into tonight's televised gubernatorial debate , Republican candidate Bob McDonnell seems to be coasting to an easy victory. Depending on which recent poll you like, McDonnell has got a lead of eight to 11 points over Democratic hopeful Creigh Deeds . After a stunning win in the June 9th Democratic primary over two Northern Virginia candidates, Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran, Deeds has run a...
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