Virginia Governor’s Race Now a Toss-up (48 McDonnell, 46 Deeds - McDonnell sinking fast)

Rasmussen Reports ^ | September 17, 2009 | Scott Rasmussen

[VA_Gentleman]

Ugh, here we go.

[LeonardFMason]

He has just passed through the worst couple weeks of his campaign and he is still ahead.

[Fishtalk]

Why was it the worst couple of weeks?

[Perdogg]

I think it will be McDonnell in a walk.

[euram]

Time for McDonnell to call in the Palin cavalry. Ask, and if beg, her to come and campaign for him the last week of the election cycle. 5 or 6 rallies of tens of thousands each, will energize people to vote for McDonnell.

[Reagan69]

Paging Sarah, paging Sarah .... needed in Virginia ASAP !

[mwl8787]

Deeds self-destructed today on camera regarding new tax increases and had a vintage John Kerry moment.

[LeonardFMason]

The Thesis crap.

[Rodebrecht]

I call BS. This is still McDonnell’s to lose.

[Antoninus]

Columnnist Michael Barone voiced the frustration of some Republicans by saying that “the news editors of the Post seem to be using their front page once again to defeat the Republican candidate, Bob McDonnell, and elect Democrat Creigh Deeds.”

We shouldn't be frustrated. We should be on the attack. The WaPo is enemy occupied territory and should be treated as such. All they know how to do is shill for Democrats and attack Republicans. We need a media organ that beats them at their own game.

[Sarah Barracuda]

A while back, he said he did not need her, I bet he is regretting those words now

[counterpunch]

Lets really give Nanzi Pelozi something to cry about.

[twigs]

He revealed that he had a master’s thesis and forgot some of his more conservative ideas he’d written about. The Washington Post has tried to sink his candidacy. When this began, he was ahead by double digits. This has been a media attack.

[delphirogatio]

I call BS, too. Deeds is a sniveling Bush basher with absolutely nothing to offer. While McDonnell needs to step it up, admittedly, I don’t think Deeds could actually get those numbers right now.

McDonnell needs to make sure that he can “fire back” - and hard! - against the enemedia.

Can’t DC just annex northern VA? I am sick of them and don’t want them in my state anymore. They will be problematic again. I see the 8th district Congresscritter voted to keep ACORN funded. What a crook!

[GeronL]

A full-fledged media assault... I wonder if there is bias? hhmmm /sarc

[GeronL]

rigged poll again?

[traderrob6]

It’s Raz, highly doubtful

[GOPToad]

McDonnell is running a “I know my thesis makes me look like a loon but I’m not really a crazy nut who hates working women and doesn’t care about our stinky economy” ad right now. It has to be killing him. That and all of a sudden about last month I stopped receiving any kind of communication from the campaign. No emails, calls nothing. In the spring plenty. Now, none.

[Fishtalk]

Thank you.

I vaguely recall this.

Of course the guy could have just stood up for what he believed. I know the WAPO gave it their all.

The country watches this race closely. How I’d love to see the pubs take this state. Think there’s a chance?