Virginia 2009 Megathread

[Nhoj]

well thats mostly a post primary boost its looking not bad for deeds nonetheless.
also i gotta laugh at the NRA ad there.

[Lunar]

DEEDS LEEDS MCDONELL BLEEDS THE RACE PROCEEDS UNTIL ONE OF THEM CONCEEDS AND THE OTHER SUCCEEDS

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Deeds is pretty horrible


# Deeds supports removing the "trigger-man" clause, restricting the death penalty to those who physically committed the action, in Virginia capital punishment law.[6]
# In 2005, Deeds said that he disagreed with the Supreme Court ruling making it unconstitutional to execute juveniles. He argued that it was the jury's duty to determine when and where the death penalty should come into play.
Deeds voted to designate English as the official language of the Commonwealth[13]




and so on...

Yet it's impossible for him to be as horrible as Terry (one of those is completely moot anyway since he can't overrule the Supreme Court.)

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Creigh Deeds (D): 47%
Robert McDonnell (R): 41%

Excellent.  The race will tighten, but this is a good start.

[Lunar]

Deeds moved his HQ to NoVa, hilarious.

He's discovered that most of the strategists and leaders he'll need to talk to for the general live around there

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Deeds moved his HQ to NoVa, hilarious.

He's discovered that most of the strategists and leaders he'll need to talk to for the general live around there

No surprise.  He needs to make sure the NOVA voters turn out in full force.

[Lunar]

Deeds moved his HQ to NoVa, hilarious.

He's discovered that most of the strategists and leaders he'll need to talk to for the general live around there

No surprise.  He needs to make sure the NOVA voters turn out in full force.

An HQ isn't really about regional turnout.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Deeds moved his HQ to NoVa, hilarious.

He's discovered that most of the strategists and leaders he'll need to talk to for the general live around there

No surprise.  He needs to make sure the NOVA voters turn out in full force.

An HQ isn't really about regional turnout.

True, but it shows that he knows where his priorities need to be.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Post-primary bounce it may be, but I was not expecting it to be quite this big. I was expecting it to turn into a tie.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Post-primary bounce it may be, but I was not expecting it to be quite this big. I was expecting it to turn into a tie.

It was basically a tie before the primary; why wouldn't it turn into a Deeds lead post-primary?

[East Coast Republican]

This poll is garbage!




Na just kidding!  VERY interesting numbers here.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Post-primary bounce it may be, but I was not expecting it to be quite this big. I was expecting it to turn into a tie.

It was basically a tie before the primary; why wouldn't it turn into a Deeds lead post-primary?

Rasmussen had Deeds down 45-30 in April.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Post-primary bounce it may be, but I was not expecting it to be quite this big. I was expecting it to turn into a tie.

It was basically a tie before the primary; why wouldn't it turn into a Deeds lead post-primary?

Rasmussen had Deeds down 45-30 in April.

Someone had it 42-41 a couple of weeks ago; I feel like it was R2K, but I may be wrong.

[Rowan]

SurveyUSA had it 44-43 last week, that might be what you are thinking about.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

SurveyUSA had it 44-43 last week, that might be what you are thinking about.

Yeah, that's it.

[Lief 🗽]

Deeds was also down by 13 points in the last R2k poll.

[Eraserhead]

Rasmussen:

Deeds leads !

Creigh Deeds (D): 47%
Robert McDonnell (R): 41%

Forty-two percent (42%) say Deeds, a state representative from Bath County, is also more likely to win in November, while 34% give the edge to McDonnell.

Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Virginia Democrats now favor Deeds over McDonnell while McDonnell has the support of 78% of Republicans. Among unaffiliated voters, McDonnell has a seven-point lead.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of state voters have at least a somewhat favorable view of Deeds, including 22% very favorable. Twenty-seven percent (27%) regard him unfavorably, with nine percent (9%) very unfavorable.

McDonnell is also viewed at least somewhat favorably by a majority of voters (52%), with 19% who have a very favorable opinion of him. Twenty-eight percent see the Republican unfavorably, including eight percent (8%) very unfavorable.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2009/virginia/election_2009_virginia_governor_election

Called this, still nice to see.

[© tweed]

Rasmussen:

Deeds leads !

Creigh Deeds (D): 47%
Robert McDonnell (R): 41%

Forty-two percent (42%) say Deeds, a state representative from Bath County, is also more likely to win in November, while 34% give the edge to McDonnell.

Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Virginia Democrats now favor Deeds over McDonnell while McDonnell has the support of 78% of Republicans. Among unaffiliated voters, McDonnell has a seven-point lead.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of state voters have at least a somewhat favorable view of Deeds, including 22% very favorable. Twenty-seven percent (27%) regard him unfavorably, with nine percent (9%) very unfavorable.

McDonnell is also viewed at least somewhat favorably by a majority of voters (52%), with 19% who have a very favorable opinion of him. Twenty-eight percent see the Republican unfavorably, including eight percent (8%) very unfavorable.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2009/virginia/election_2009_virginia_governor_election

Called this, still nice to see.

yeah we all need some more 14-year-olds executed

[Eraserhead]

Rasmussen:

Deeds leads !

Creigh Deeds (D): 47%
Robert McDonnell (R): 41%

Forty-two percent (42%) say Deeds, a state representative from Bath County, is also more likely to win in November, while 34% give the edge to McDonnell.

Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Virginia Democrats now favor Deeds over McDonnell while McDonnell has the support of 78% of Republicans. Among unaffiliated voters, McDonnell has a seven-point lead.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of state voters have at least a somewhat favorable view of Deeds, including 22% very favorable. Twenty-seven percent (27%) regard him unfavorably, with nine percent (9%) very unfavorable.

McDonnell is also viewed at least somewhat favorably by a majority of voters (52%), with 19% who have a very favorable opinion of him. Twenty-eight percent see the Republican unfavorably, including eight percent (8%) very unfavorable.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2009/virginia/election_2009_virginia_governor_election

Called this, still nice to see.

yeah we all need some more 14-year-olds executed

Yes, let's support McDonnell instead. I'm sure he'll be much more to your liking on that issue.

[© tweed]

both are garbage.  I'm not sure why I have to 'support' either of them, especially considering how irrelevant my opinion is.

[Eraserhead]

both are garbage.  I'm not sure why I have to 'support' either of them, especially considering how irrelevant my opinion is.

k

[Rowan]

I love the fringes on both sides that all they do is complain that a certain candidate is not liberal or conservative enough.

[The Mikado]

It always amazes me when people care deeply about the death penalty one way or the other.  It's an extremely cold-button issue for me.  (My personal position is keep the death penalty legal but never use it...but I really don't care that much)

[Lunar]

It always amazes me when people care deeply about the death penalty one way or the other.  It's an extremely cold-button issue for me.  (My personal position is keep the death penalty legal but never use it...but I really don't care that much)

I care about it passionately, but:

1) I don't care about it symbolically -- governors who will sit there and let people be executed while "opposing" the death penalty are meaningless as far as that policy is concerned

2) I don't expect electable candidates in purple states, especially ones who previously ran for Attorney General, to oppose it.

[Eraserhead]

It always amazes me when people care deeply about the death penalty one way or the other.  It's an extremely cold-button issue for me.  (My personal position is keep the death penalty legal but never use it...but I really don't care that much)

I'm in the same boat, more or less.