Because he won the primary. Why did all of you vote for McCain if you didn’t like him?

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM

Many of us didn’t. If Hillary were the dem nominee I would have voted for her and I really wanted to not vote for McCain but Obama as we are seeing was going to cause too much damage and he nominated Palin. My vote wasn’t for McCain it was for my country and Palin.

Ed’s entitled to his opinion, as are you.

Oldnuke on October 23, 2009 at 12:37 PM
That’s true, but if he wants to be taken seriously he ought to come to conclusions grounded on some kind of, I don’t know, factually or logically valid basis.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM

And with that you’ve shown you’re not worth the time to debate.

Kaine, who is also chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told Deeds that he should lay out more of his own vision and stop attacking Republican Robert F. McDonnell so ferociously.

But, but, that WAS the “senior administration officials’ strategic advice” on how to run the campaign.

“Look what you did to Mr. Bigglesworth!”

Sensing that victory in the race for Virginia governor is slipping away, Democrats at the national level are laying the groundwork to blame a loss in a key swing state on a weak candidate who ran a poor campaign that failed to fully embrace President Obama until days before the election.

Did it ever occur to EgObama that the only way Deeds could have won in Virginia was to distance himself from Obama?

Among other things, Kaine, who is also chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told Deeds that he should lay out more of his own vision and stop attacking Republican Robert F. McDonnell so ferociously

This was probably good advice. It’s difficult for a candidate from the same party as the incumbent to win with a NEGATIVE campaign, and much easier to tout the achievements of the incumbent and vow to continue them.

I Don’t Know about Hope, but This Is Really CHANGE [Michael Graham]

Obama’s fundraiser in Boston today isn’t sold out.

Tickets still available as local libs protest Obama’s appearance. Wow

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20091023bay_state_liberals_shun_barack_obamas_visit/srvc=home&position=also
Bay State liberals shun Barack Obama’s visit

Your not the only one. Gore didn’t even carry Tennessee in 2000, his home state!

Phil-351 on October 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM

The only time Algore was in Tennessee was when he was there collecting money for his father before inheriting his father’s Senate seat. The rest of the time he spent in luxury at The Center of the Known Universe aka the fever swamps of D.C.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM

For the cognitively challenged PR: obama/dnc liked and supported Deeds (don’t tell me he was not their candidate in the primaries – he was), and now are dumping him, claiming it is his own fault, when in reality it is their and obama’s failure. they are afraid that this failure will become known to the larger public and are shifting blame.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 1:10 PM

You don’t take me seriously?
Then I am ruined.
And have no reason to exist.

Right, so the fact that you don’t like Obama means that you would really like it if Obama was the reason Deeds loses. So why bother responding to you? Your analysis is based on your emotional reaction to someone you don’t like. As a result, it’s useless. Thanks for playing.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM

WaPo says Obama’s crew is dumping on Deeds as a preemptive measure.

Apparently the WH don’t think such emotional analysis can be ignored.

I think your own bias towards Obama prevents you from realizing this whole discussion is a reaction to Obama’s White House. If that leak hadn’t been planted nobody would be talking about Obama’s ties to Deeds today.

SittingDeadRed on October 23, 2009 at 11:43 AM

Ohhhh…never mind.
Shouldn’t read before coffee.

massrighty on October 23, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Oh great, where did I say, “Deeds impending loss is based on the seeming withdrawal of support from the White House”?

Once we can nail that down, since you said I said that, I’ll take you seriously. Until then, I won’t.

That’s true, but if he wants to be taken seriously he ought to come to conclusions grounded on some kind of, I don’t know, factually or logically valid basis.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM

Based on this comment, what proofs do you offer for the “factually or logically valid basis” of your contention that Deeds impending loss would not be based on the seeming withdrawl of suppport from the WH?

If Deeds was not an acceptable candidate to the WH and DNC, why did they embrace him ?

Because he won the primary. Why did all of you vote for McCain if you didn’t like him?

Ed’s entitled to his opinion, as are you.

Oldnuke on October 23, 2009 at 12:37 PM

That’s true, but if he wants to be taken seriously he ought to come to conclusions grounded on some kind of, I don’t know, factually or logically valid basis.

Rockmom, I’ll cast your Virginia vote for Bob McDonnell. This will be my first chance to vote for Governor since hubby and I moved to VA in 2006. We moved here from Maryland and I was looking forward to finally living in a “red state”. It didn’t work out in 2008 but I’m thinking 2009 and out the prospects are looking better and better.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Ed’s entitled to his opinion, as are you. As a Virginian my opinion is that the reason Deeds is losing is that he’s a loser candidate who ran a crappy campaign against a popular opponent. Obama’s support or non support is irrelevant in this race IMHO.

Kaine/Warner ran on moderate gubernatorial agendas and governed as moderates.

Obama didn’t win Virginia, McCain lost Virginia. He and Sarah only came twice and by that time, it was too little too late. Sarah could have taken VA for McCain, but it wouldn’t have helped.

Deeds didn’t have a chance this cycle. McDonnell is too favorable and has been elected twice – he beat Deeds once already.

Shape up, Ed.

Deeds was an awful, awful candidate.

Proud Rino on October 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM

Both Kaine and Mark Warner ran against terrible GOP candidates in Virginia. I lived in Virginia at the time and had no enthusiasm for either of the equally forgettable candidates.

The lesson here is – put up a good candidate and he can win!

Now if the RNC would just learn that.

I love all this “Deeds is a terrible candidate” stuff. Did any of these people actually ever see a Tim Kaine speech or see him in a debate? Yeesh. The only reason he got elected was because Mark Warner couldn’t run again. There’s a reason we don’t see Kaine all over the Sunday talk shows even though he is DNC chairman. He’s terrible. Mark Warner got him elected, period.

rockmom on October 23, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Kaine was not great and Warner helped, but he was a zillion times better than Jerry Kilgore, regardless.