(Via Jen Rubin) With two weeks left in the Virginia Democratic primary, the failed DNC chairman from New York is still ahead of both the corrupt brother of an anti-Semite and the guy who keeps hitting people with his car (thanks, Jim Geraghty), but the guy with the car is coming up fast:
Raleigh, N.C. – The only candidate who has moved forward in the last two and a half weeks in the Virginia Democratic contest for Governor is Creigh Deeds, but Terry McAuliffe continues to hold a solid overall lead.
McAuliffe is at 29%, followed by Brian Moran and Deeds tied at 20%. PPP’s most recent previous poll had McAuliffe at 30%, Moran at 20%, and Deeds with 14%.
Meanwhile, the brother to the anti-Semite and the guy with the car are both going after the failed DNC chair, presumably because they’re worried that Bob McDonnell may not have been keeping proper notes, or something.
After a largely genteel campaign, McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman, has suddenly become the axis around which the race turns as state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds and former Del. Brian Moran zero in on everything ranging from McAuliffe’s stewardship of the national party to his business dealings to his penchant for hyperbole.
Personally, I can see advantages to running against the failed DNC chair, the brother to an anti-Semite, or the guy with the car, so it doesn’t really matter to me which one of the three eventually limps over the finish line. Just as long as they keep helpfully pointing out each other’s flaws, of course. After all: surely it won’t make any difference in November, and even if it does? Why, it’s only one race.
Moe Lane
PS: That being said: bringing in Tom Daschle to do damage control? Tsk, tsk, tsk, failed DNC chair. Not very smart of you.
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
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I was happy to see McDonnell Political Ads on TV in VA today...
DONTREADONME (Diary) Sunday, May 24th at 9:17PM EST (link)I am glad to see my $$s spent by the GOP in VA for the Governor’s race. You can tell that the Democrats do not have a candidate yet since they are only running anti-McDonnell ads from a group called something “common sense” with a guy complaining that Bob McDonnell would have not accepted federal money from the stimulus to get this guy’s job back, what a load of horse manure. Anyway, I was glad to see McDonnell’s commercial immediately following it which looked a little better produced and a little less whiney.
I haven't seen the McDonnell commercial yet
The_Gadfly (Diary) Monday, May 25th at 12:07PM EST (link)but I have seen the other add. I’d say this would be one of the places for GOP supporters with the big bucks could spend their money to good effect. It sounds like another Soros group to me, and I think some adds asking why George Soros can’t pay for his own adds instead of setting up front groups would be helpful not only to Virginia, but the rest of the country.
Deeds is the more conservative of the group
Doc Holliday (Diary) Sunday, May 24th at 11:25PM EST (link)or to say it better, the least statist moonbat. He also has the least baggage. It would make sense for the Dems to pick Deeds, so we don’t need to worry about his winning this thing.
Molon Labe!
Deeds was one of two Virginia Senators to vote against giving military dependents the legal right to register to vote in VA.
Danielle Davis (ocleverone) (Diary) Monday, May 25th at 12:33PM EST (link)I have no love, like or respect for this politician.
To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it. — Margaret Thatcher
heh, nor do I of course
Doc Holliday (Diary) Monday, May 25th at 7:58PM EST (link)then again I could count the Democrats I like on one or two fingers, maybe none. Deeds did try to run as a conservative Dem for AG but lost, he was endorsed by the NRA. Since that time it seems he has moved way left, including becoming a global warming freak.
Molon Labe!
I wish we could rely on the Dems to win this one for us.
Rich Tandler (Diary) Monday, May 25th at 5:31AM EST (link)But the Virginia GOP has had a knack for forming itself into circular firing squads lately. While I can say that McDonnell will be clearly favored against any of the three potential opponents I can’t say that it’s a slam dunk.
And it will be a hallow victory if we can’t get some more conservatives into the House of Delegates. Currently Republicans are in the majority, conservatives are in the minority.
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For whom should Republicans vote in the primary?
abbynormal Monday, May 25th at 3:20PM EST (link)By that, I mean, which Democrat could McDonnell most easily defeat? We should vote for that candidate in the primary.
Being a relative newcomer to VA, I didn’t know Deeds was one of two Virginia Senators to vote against giving military dependents the legal right to register to vote in VA. That’s interesting; who was the other?. Wonder how he feels about VA college students, who reside in other states, registering to vote in VA?
Well we could write-in McDonnell
ddstrain (Diary) Monday, May 25th at 10:21PM EST (link)would be “interesting” if a McDonnell write-in garnered more votes than one of the Dems.
i like it
Doc Holliday (Diary) Tuesday, May 26th at 11:40AM EST (link)it would never be reported
Molon Labe!
McCauliffe has name recognition and would be the most difficult to defeat.
Dencal26 Monday, May 25th at 9:50PM EST (link)Beat McCauliffe
You undercut your own post (nt)
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Dencal's Wrong - McAuliffe Would Be The Easiest To Beat
IJB Monday, May 25th at 10:42PM EST (link)I’m pulling for McAuliffe myself.
The guy’s a caricature!
The ads virtually write themselves…
yeah but it is bad name rep, he is a loser
Doc Holliday (Diary) Tuesday, May 26th at 11:42AM EST (link)and is the ultra DC insider, not known as a Virginian. I can’t see any of them being worth a damn. I mentioned Deeds but he couldn’t even win AG last time. If I had to pick the easiest to beat, I would go Moran. But these days, nothing is easy for Repubs.
Molon Labe!