Posted on 10/06/2009 9:31:26 PM PDT by kingattax
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 partys agenda.
Frankly, a lot of whats 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 governors races the other is New Jersey that are being closely watched for signals about the 2010 midterm election landscape, the factors behind Deedss struggles to date are being studied closely in both parties.
If the ambitious agenda being pushed by President Barack Obama is whats dragging down the Deeds campaign rather than the candidates own deficiencies, as some top Democrats believe then the Virginia race could be a troubling harbinger for the national party.
In Virginia, this years contest will test how deeply a new politics has taken root in the Old Dominion. Democrats have won the governors race in this traditionally conservative-tilting state twice in a row, and Obama last year became the first Democrat in 44 years to carry the commonwealth in a presidential election.
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Coattails! Liberals are going to be sprinting to get away from The Messiah and his disastrous ideas. If any Dim is smart, they’ll ask the Hamster to go campaign for their Republican opponent.
In other words, the libs in Washington are making it hard for him to lie about his intentions, like libs usually do to get elected.
GREAT POST! I actually think this is pretty huge - is he turning on his party?
Deeds points finger at Washington.
Which one; the middle finger?
Will Deeds still want Obama and Biden to come to VA to campaign for him? I’m guessing “yes.”
Deeds can blame Washington for his problem.
But when asked, he has yet to mention a single thing his party is doing in Washington that he disagrees with.
He won’t give his position on cap-and-trade, or on the health care reform bill.
Of course, he won’t give his position on fixing transportation either, except that he will raise taxes.
http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/ for Governor
http://www.billbolling.com/ for Lieutenant Governor
http://www.cuccinelli.com/ for Attorney General
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