Republicans see an opportunity to grab more seats in Virginia House
By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 25, 2009
For much of this decade, Virginia Democrats have wondered every two years not whether they would increase their numbers in the House of Delegates but by how many seats.
Many Democrats hoped this could be the year that they finally won the six seats they need to take over the body, but amid a struggling economy, concern over federal policies and a governor’s race in which Republican Robert F. McDonnell is favored to win, it is the GOP that now sees a chance to strengthen its numbers.
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are up for election this year. And although most eyes are on McDonnell’s battle against Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, the stakes are enormous in the battle for control of the House, where lawmakers will determine what solution, if any, emerges to solve Virginia’s expanding transportation crisis.
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Deeds seeks to shore up Hispanic vote
By: David Sherfinski
Examiner Staff Writer
October 25, 2009
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds sought to rally Latina voters on Saturday as his campaign gears up for the final sprint to the Nov. 3 election.
Deeds’ campaign organized a handful of events across the state billed as opportunities for Latinas to rally support for the Democratic candidate. Anne Holton, First Lady of Virginia, was among the volunteers cheering on campaign workers at Caribbean Breeze restaurant in Arlington Saturday morning.
The differences between Deeds and his opponent, Republican Bob McDonnell, “could not be more stark,” Holton told a group of supporters in Arlington.
“There’s nothing [done] about this election yet,” she said. “Work, work, work - 10 days!”
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