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Red October
State GOP: In good shape in the polls
Date published: 10/5/2009

BOB McDONNELL, the GOP can- didate for governor, seems to have weathered the flurry of negative ads unleashed on him in late September by Democrat Creigh Deeds over the former's ultra-traditional 1989 college thesis. Mr. McDonnell is off the ropes and back up to the double-digit lead he enjoyed before his mouldy scholarship stirred up such interest with the press and Democratic operatives.

A new Rasmussen poll puts Mr. McDonnell up nine points (51-42), while SurveyUSA now has the McDonnell edge at 55-41. SurveyUSA finds similar leads for the other Republicans in statewide races, Lieutenant Gov. Bill Bolling, who's running for re-election, and state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, who wants to be the next attorney general.

Mr. McDonnell has two brand-new TV spots himself--one featuring women testifying to his thoroughly modern views on gender, the other of Mr. Deeds trying to explain his position on taxes, seemingly in the Unknown Tongue.

A few months ago many folks were pronouncing the GOP dead. There's plenty of time left, but it's looking more and more like a Republican year.



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Date published: 10/5/2009



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Strange (posted by snakesonaguy , Oct. 7, 2009 8:20 am)    0 likes
i don't know how stating facts equates to being in the tank for the GOP.

Yes. It is looking more and more (posted by MtMav , Oct. 6, 2009 4:46 am)    0 likes
like a Republican year. I look forward to voting for Virginia’s next Governor, Mr. Bob McDonnell; Virginia’s next Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Bill Bolling and Virginia’s next Attorney General, Mr. Ken Cuccinelli.

The FLS is working for McDonnell, gleefully (posted by JamesTKirk , Oct. 6, 2009 12:25 am)    0 likes
As this editorial embarrassingly proves.

This is an Odd Year (posted by UsefulIdiot , Oct. 5, 2009 8:02 am)    0 likes
so there are only states are holding elections. Leave it to the FLS to concoct some kind of Red Tide.

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