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Kaine hits trail with governor
By Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 29, 2005


Timothy M. Kaine yesterday took his biggest asset -- Gov. Mark Warner -- on the gubernatorial campaign trail in Virginia, as the rhetoric and attack advertisements put out by both main-party candidates ramped up in the final weeks of the race.

The Democratic governor stumped for Mr. Kaine, his Democratic lieutenant governor, at schools in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads and at a fundraiser in Richmond.

Both Mr. Kaine and his Republican opponent, Jerry W. Kilgore, who are neck-and-neck in the latest polls, are slamming each other in their television ad campaigns.

Mr. Kilgore's latest spot accuses Mr. Kaine of being "too liberal to be governor" and uses a 19-month-old news story quoting Mr. Kaine to suggest the Democrat would raise the gasoline tax.

"Tim Kaine -- liberal on the gas tax, too liberal to be governor," a female announcer says. "In Kaine's world, every time the price of gas goes up, the tax you pay goes up even more, making Virginia's gas tax among the highest in the nation."

more: http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050928-104538-3498r.htm


7 posted on 10/03/2005 6:33:06 PM PDT by Ligeia (It's time to sign up and help Jerry Kilgore!)
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Kilgore, Kaine neck-and-neck
By Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 30, 2005


The race to be Virginia's next governor is tied, with both Republican Jerry W. Kilgore and Democrat Timothy M. Kaine receiving the same percentage of support, a statewide poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows. [See Poll]

If the election were held today, both men would receive 45 percent, the survey of 500 likely Virginia voters shows. The poll suggests more voters are making up their minds as the Nov. 8 election nears and as both candidates run negative television ads critical of their opponent.

Independent candidate H. Russell Potts Jr. would receive 5 percent of the vote, no change from the last poll conducted, Rasmussen said.

The poll showed that 5 percent of voters were undecided, down from the last poll taken on Sept. 14, which showed 10 percent of voters were unsure. The margin of error is 4.5 percentage points.

The results were provided to The Washington Times yesterday. The New Jersey-based Rasmussen surveyed the voters by telephone Wednesday.

"Kaine is making progress among the important constituencies he needs to reach," said Scott Rasmussen, president of the polling firm. "So far, Kaine is doing a better job of getting those who are unsure."

more: http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050929-105710-7043r.htm


8 posted on 10/03/2005 6:35:19 PM PDT by Ligeia (It's time to sign up and help Jerry Kilgore!)
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