Virginia 2009 Megathread

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So can't McAuliffe's opponents just create an ad where they string together different videos of him trashing Obama? That would probably be enough to destroy his primary chances right there... but then again, that wouldn't be too fun. The guy has such an incredible record of failure to dig into. This is going to be great stuff.

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It's not surprising Ben Tribbett is head over heels for McAuliffe, he was an incredibly obnoxious Hillary supporter during the primaries.

And also, I should note he tends to back primary losers like Leslie Byrne and Hillary.

Regardless, McAuliffe is running an incredibly smooth campaign operation and I expect him to win his party's nomination.

Knowing McAuliffe, he'll probably find some way to blow it in the end.

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Did somebody post this?

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_VA_203.pdf

McAuliffe 18%
Moran 18%
Deeds 11%

I guess I'm backing Moran for now.

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Did somebody post this?

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_VA_203.pdf

McAuliffe 18%
Moran 18%
Deeds 11%

I guess I'm backing Moran for now.

Those aren't good numbers, but it's still early.  I still think that Deeds will pull things out in the end.

Eh, I was being a little overdramatic. All that those numbers really show is that most people haven't made up their minds yet. Those numbers aren't the only reason I'm tentitively backing Moran, honestly.

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I felt bad for Deeds. He has pathos but people with pathos don't generally win office. Moran was good. He is probably our only shot at beating Satan.

I loved, loved, loved when Terry got owned. "How's President Hillary Clinton?"

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Deeds seems pretty pathetic when speaking in front of a crowd. I'll say that.

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new radio ad out on black radio stations.

Did Terry support Obama in the primaries? I forget.

Wow. That is so infuriating. If his opponents can't come up with an effective way to counter an advertisement like that, they probably deserve to lose.

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Still waiting for someone to show me some anti-Obama statement Terry has made that can be used against him.  All he's done, that I've seen on Youtube looking around, is make delusional and constant hackish Hillary claims that she was still going to win.

Which prove that he's a fucking moron who belongs nowhere in office. Would you trust J. J. as a leader?

Didn't JJ hold some kind of office supposedly?

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McAuliffe vs. McDonnell. How many of you will support McDonnell over Terry.

I said that I'd support McDonnell and I'm not going back off from that. I will however slit my wrists, emo-style.

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Not bad! You'd have thought Satan was running away with it by now...

Moran would be awesome.

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It's gotta be Moran. He is our only hope.

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Come on Terry, spend those millions, you know you want to. Heck, even get Hillary to come stump for you! You can do it!

I don't know big of a help she would be...

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Also, Hillary isn't exactly unpopular in Southwest Virginia, eh?

Terry splitting the liberal vote??

Well, more specifically, Terry should do well with partisans, many of whom are liberal

Why would partisan Democrats flock to the worst thing to happen to the Democratic Party in decades?

Well, to be fair, many of them are pretty dumb.

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He's a liar and a scoundrel.

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Congrats to anyone who has donated to McAuliffe (although I doubt anyone here did).

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Looks like you guys may get to see me endorse a Rethuglican. Congrats.

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Moran really needs to pull this out.  McAullife will lose this race.  By the way, when is the actual primary?

June 9.

Hmm, didn't even realize it was that soon. Terry will probably pull it off. Sucks.

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I'd still bet that Moran comes in second.

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Latest NoVA/SUSA poll (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties):

Moran: 43%
McAuliffe: 27%
Deeds: 20%

2,000 adults from the 4 counties were interviewed 05/29/09 through 05/31/09. Of them, 1,743 were registered to vote. Of them, 570 told SurveyUSA they were likely to vote in next Tuesday's primary. In SurveyUSA's most recent statewide survey of Virginia, this region made up 28% of the state's likely voters.

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=449f08ce-6258-4086-93e7-c34e580e5572

I wish.

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I'd gladly take Deeds over McAuliffe and I'll be excited if he wins. Moran would make the best governor though, imo.

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Wow. Cross your fingers, fellows. We might just have a three-way barn burner on our hands after all. Obviously, we should note that the poll was commissioned by Moran's peeps though...

Moran 29%
Deeds 27%
McAuliffe 26%

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/06/03/internal_poll_shows_virginia_race_close.html

If you think about it, it is just kind of strange that "Money bags" McAuliffe still isn't running away with this thing. It stands as a testament to his many weaknesses.

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wow, a released internal poll with no additional information (sample size, date conducted) comes out showing the candidate that conducted it ahead that sort of blunts the recent slate of bad polling that's come out against said candidate, I can hardly believe it

Even if you discount Moran's number, it's interesting to see Deeds "leading" McAuliffe again.

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In the general Deeds is statistically tied with McDonnell, the other two get smacked down.

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I'd gladly take Deeds over McAuliffe and I'll be excited if he wins. Moran would make the best governor though, imo.

why do you care who would make the best governor?

Because I actually care about some things.

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When Moran wins I am going to laugh in all of you guys's faces.  We need someone who has proven results in the Governor's mansion and Moran is that man.

I wish, bro. Anyway, I would have pegged you as a probable Deeds supporter.