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Dems see path for Deeds in Virginia
politico.com ^ | October 18, 2009 | JONATHAN MARTIN

Posted on 10/18/2009 4:45:14 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

With just over two weeks left until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Creigh Deeds is left with a narrow path to victory, one that hinges on energizing key demographic groups and the durability of the Old Dominion’s new politics.

Even as Deeds trails Republican Bob McDonnell by eight and nine points in two of the most recent polls, his campaign and other analysts can still envision a comeback made possible in no small part because of the state’s political turn leftward.

Virginia’s Washington, D.C. suburbs, where one-third of voters reside, have gone from being a battleground region to a Democratic bulwark in recent elections, making it dangerous to write off Deeds just yet.

“The demographic shift of the state combined with what we have done as a party allows us to have air in our lungs,” said Deeds campaign manager Joe Abbey.

Deeds, a state senator, represents the first true test of just how much the tectonic plates of the commonwealth’s political culture have moved.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: deeds; dempolitiks; mcdonnell; reed; va; va2009; virginia
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Wishful thinking. The fact is the state has not turned left; it turned ACORN with 0bama.
1 posted on 10/18/2009 4:45:15 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Joe Abbey: master of the mixed metaphor.


2 posted on 10/18/2009 4:50:36 PM PDT by clintonh8r (My country. Not my government.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

All of the illegals and other immigrants have gravitated toward Northern Va.


3 posted on 10/18/2009 4:53:28 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Not this time, dems... not this time.


4 posted on 10/18/2009 4:56:40 PM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
lefty johnny martin took an extra strong shot of obama kool aid before spitting out this piece of pure uncut propaganda .
But it is politico a branch of the obama state media umbrella ! JOhnny is a true believer !
5 posted on 10/18/2009 4:58:03 PM PDT by ncalburt (San Fran Nan , Your Harvey Milk was gunned down by a fellow Dem-RAT)
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To: ScottinVA

That idiot Terry McAufflic was on Fox today trying to explain why Deeds isn’t winning - didn’t work....Chris Wallace and Rove were both laughing at him....


6 posted on 10/18/2009 4:58:31 PM PDT by BamaDi (I'm glad that I'm free, though I wish I was a dog and Obama was a tree!)
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To: BamaDi

LMAO it is funny watching the media spin a loss.


7 posted on 10/18/2009 5:00:37 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: clintonh8r

The democrats are watching Va. on how they will vote for 0bamaCare.

What a joke.


8 posted on 10/18/2009 5:01:57 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Venturer

The folks in Southside couldn’t get their lawns mowed without a regular supply of Fresh Mexicans.


9 posted on 10/18/2009 5:03:55 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: ncalburt

exactly why I posted this for all to see.


10 posted on 10/18/2009 5:04:36 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: BamaDi
That idiot Terry McAufflic was on Fox today trying to explain why Deeds isn’t winning - didn’t work....Chris Wallace and Rove were both laughing at him....

Do you remember what McAuliffe said?

11 posted on 10/18/2009 5:06:18 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: Venturer
Thank you for finishing my post. I grabbed my horns and coat and got out of there eleven years ago.


12 posted on 10/18/2009 5:07:29 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/ for Governor

http://www.billbolling.com/ for Lieutenant Governor

http://www.cuccinelli.com/ for Attorney General


13 posted on 10/18/2009 5:07:37 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Great article that conveniently ignores the fact that this is 2009 not 2004 or 2006 or 2008!


14 posted on 10/18/2009 5:12:14 PM PDT by rocksblues (Sarah and Joe, Real Americans!)
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“LMAO it is funny watching the media spin a loss.”

Don't count your chickens ...

The way elections have been going nationally, it is hard to believe any repub could win a race.

I'm sure some last minute ballots in the 10’s of thousands will appear and Deeds will be the next Gov.

15 posted on 10/18/2009 5:14:00 PM PDT by CapnJack
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To: BamaDi

Yeah, if McAuliffe was part of the plan to get Deeds elected, I think it backfired. What a clown. Of course, while McAuliffe put on a show for Deeds, I don’t think his heart was really in it.


16 posted on 10/18/2009 5:16:18 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Right, because all the pollsters are just too stupid to know the demographic makeup and to adjust their samples accordingly.

Of course, there’s also the inconvenient truth that Deeds isn’t liberal enough for the liberals in NoVa (because he isn’t anti-gun), and republicans do win in parts of NoVa regularly.


17 posted on 10/18/2009 5:25:37 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CapnJack

If it’s even close, it will be jammed up in the courts for as long or longer than the Coleman/Franken race in MN was. It’s got to be a blow out in order for McConnell to survive the aftermath.


18 posted on 10/18/2009 5:27:44 PM PDT by randita (Chains you can bereave in.)
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To: randita

Va. needs to ban ACORN and moveon from Va.


19 posted on 10/18/2009 5:28:44 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Viking2002

“...I grabbed my horns and coat and got out of there eleven years ago.”

Me too. I practically skipped the way to my car as I left the Northern Virginia area 12 years ago. Came back to Washington once, this past September 12th.


20 posted on 10/18/2009 5:33:00 PM PDT by OldPossum
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