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I still find myself unable or unwilling to write a large omnibus "why Deeds failed" post, so I will just try and touch quickly on another subject--campaign visibility--before another headache is triggered.How bad were Creigh Deeds' visibility and branding efforts? Well, let's put it this way: on election night the majority of news anchors and political commentators, people who are well-paid to be knowledgeable about such things, were unable...
- Morning Must Reads -- The Creigh Deeds of Kabul (search.msn.com)
- Atlas shrugged because of voter apathy (commonwealthtimes.com)
NAME _ Robert Creigh Deeds. AGE _ 51; born Jan. 4, 1958 in Richmond, Va. HOME _ Bath County. OCCUPATION _ Lawyer, private practice; state senator. EXPERIENCE _ Won three-way primary for Democratic nomination for governor in June 2009; Ran for ...
From search.live.com
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- Virginia Election: Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon (moleprogressive.blogspot.com)
- President Obama speaks at ‘Creigh Deeds’ rally in Virginia (thaindian.com)
- Live Discussion With Creigh Deeds (virginiabusiness.com)
Republican Bob McDonnell's bludgeoning of Democrat Creigh Deeds in the Virginia governor's race last Tuesday has spurred a frenzy of speculation about national Democrats' problems heading into the 2010 midterm elections. While it is a bit of a stretch to say that major revelations can be drawn from a race in state that has a long history of voting against the incumbent president's party in statewide elections and where 56 percent of voters...
From marcambinder.theatlantic.com
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- Creigh Deeds Failed To Run As A Progressive (thinkprogress.org)
- VA Governors Race: Obama Distances Himself from Deeds as Republican Mc... (scaredmonkeys.com)
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, MSNBC hostess Rachel Maddow broke out the ten-foot-pole of disgust for losing Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. But back in September, she suggested Bob McDonnell’s thesis from "Pat Robertson’s Liberty University" would sink him: "Here’s where Republican electoral chances stop being separate from the wild-excesses of the conservative movement."
Oops. Actually, double oops, Miss Maddow: Robertson’s...
From newsbusters.org
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- Tacky, Tacky: Throwing Creigh Deeds Under The Bus (marcambinder.theatlantic.com)
- Creigh Deeds Is Frustrated With The White House (cvilleblogs.com)
As a follow up from the analysis on Minnick's base problem, is this assessment from Virginia Governor Tim Kaine on why fellow Democrat Creigh Deeds failed in his bid for Kaine's job.
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that Democrat R. Creigh Deeds lost his campaign for governor because he was unable to energize his base, falling into a Republican trap that led him to shrink from the president and his policies.
In a meeting with...
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From 43rdstateblues.com
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In his concession speech, the democratic candidate for Virginia Governor said, "I wish tonight's results were different. But now is not the time for bitterness, or retreat into our partisan corners..."
From feedburner.com
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- Creigh Deeds on ObamaCare (delmarvadealings.com)
- '09 Exit Polls : Vast Economic Discontent Spells Trouble for Dems in 2010 (freerepublic.com)
Whenever I read the words, “You’re not from around here, are you?” I automatically imagine them being said with a serious Southern—or at least rural—twang. This election year in Virginia, though, I think that expression has a decidedly suburban lilt—as it’s the overwhelming sentiment Creigh Deeds has encountered as he’s trawled for votes in Northern Virginia.
Ever since 2001, when their successful gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner...
From blogs.tnr.com
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- Virginia Gov 2009: Fred Barnes: Virginia turns back to red [McDonnell vs... (freerepublic.com)
