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Posts Tagged ‘Creigh Deeds’

Bob McDonnell forgets about transportation

By Joel McDonald • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

What? You mean to tell me that his brilliant ideas to our transportation woes aren’t ready to be worked on?



The night may be long

By Joel McDonald • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Creigh Deeds, should have never made it out of the starting gate on primary day. He should not have been a serious contender.



Indicators of GOP landslide in Virginia

By Joel McDonald • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Both Public Policy Polling and SurveyUSA are indicating that McDonnell and gang are going to sweep Virginia, and Lowell Field is predicting a 5 seat pick-up in the House of Delegates for Republicans.



Obama Campaigns for Creigh Deeds

By Joel McDonald • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Barack Obama is campaigning for conservative Democrat Creigh Deeds in a race that’s not about actually moving Virginia forward, but keeping within the good graces of Virginia’s Democratic party.



PPP: Deeds has lost 25% of the liberal electorate

By Joel McDonald • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Deeds was a compromise “safe” selection in the Democratic primary; and now people aren’t even sure why the Democrat in the race is. It sucks, and it could have been prevented.



Why I’m Walking Away from the Deeds Campaign

By Joel McDonald • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

I believe Creigh Deeds has shown that he’s not interested in progressive causes, and because of this; I’m no longer interested in helping him win this election.



Washington Post: Endorsement of Creigh Deeds comes down to transportation, again

By Joel McDonald • Oct 18th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

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.”



Mark Warner believes in Creigh Deeds

By Joel McDonald • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Successful and popular former Governor of Virginia, now Senator from Virginia, Mark Warner, gives his full endorsement of Creigh Deeds as the next Governor of Virginia.



On the Issues: Creigh Deeds for Governor

By Joel McDonald • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

The Deeds campaign released a targeted piece of literature a while back, and since it seemed like a good contrast piece, I thought I’d post it



Deeds WAPO editorial clarifies his transportation plan

By Joel McDonald • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

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.