On this issue, the paper states that Deeds is, “preferable to Mr. McDonnell’s silver-tongued embrace of ideas that would mire Virginia in a traffic-clogged, backward-looking past.”

In the editorial, Deeds drives home the point that transportation problems cannot be solved without raising new revenue, and raising that revenue may very well include new taxes.

Bob McDonnell talks about his beliefs about marriage with CBNs Pat Robertson, and describes how he helped write discrimination into the Constitution of Virginia.

Republican nominee for governor, Bob McDonnell, launched an ad centered on job creation. I tried to play it, but it seems even the interwebs have difficulty with this notion.

Virginia’s Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates faced off at the Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association’s annual dinner in Richmond using humor.

In a move that is “keeping with tradition”, Attorney General Bob McDonnell, the only Republican in the race, is stepping down to focus on running for governor.

There are many reasons why we’re being critical of how the Deeds campaign has spun the Rasmussen poll. From being too early, to being too small, the poll isn’t particularly a strong one. However, it is a poll. The main reason is this: No candidate can be declared “on top” based on the Rasmussen data.

Moran is establishing himself, if this is not well established already, as the heir of the legacy left by Mark Warner and, soon, Tim Kaine. Moran is a good fit for Virginia, with a mix of positions on issues that make him both a good Democratic candidate who will appeal to the moderates throughout the state and a passionate advocate for common sense progressive issues regarding the environment, energy, and civil rights.