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As Palin Robocalls in Virginia, McDonnell Keeps His Distance
As Palin Robocalls in Virginia, McDonnell Keeps His Distance
Republican Bob McDonnell kept his distance from Sarah Palin on Monday even as the former Alaska governor had begun making automated phone calls to more than 300,000 Virginia households on behalf of a conservative group, urging them to vote their values in Tuesday's election.
Election 2009: McDonnell leads in Virginia
Election 2009: McDonnell leads in Virginia
news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON Republican Bob McDonnell opened a lead in early counting in Virginia's governor's race Tuesday as independent... voters swung behind the GOP and fled Democrat R. Creigh Deeds , a reversal from a year ago when they catapulted President Barack ... (more) Election 2009: McDonnell leads in Virginia
McDonnell wins Virginia governor's race
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) McDonnell wins Virginia governor's race
Palin robocalls urge Virginians to 'vote for Sarah's values'
Palin robocalls urge Virginians to 'vote for Sarah's values'
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – Sarah Palin isn’t staying out of the Virginia governor’s race after all. Less... than 48 hours before voters head to the polls to elect a new governor, several Virginians reported receiving robocalls on Sunday from ... (more) Palin robocalls urge Virginians to 'vote for Sarah's values'
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McDonnell Keeps His Distance
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty GOP gubernatorial candidate brushes off Palin's Virginia robocalls.

Interesting nugget about the Palin robo-call. And maybe the Know Campaign
Tertium Quids — Ralph Reed's new group was behind the Sarah Palin robo-call that made the rounds last night. But buried in the story is this: Virginia state Sen. Steve Martin (R), the chairman of the Virginia Faith and Freedom Coalition, told ABC News that the Palin call, which began on Sunday, is intended to reach somewhere between 346,000 and 396,000 Virginia households. The Virginia Faith and Freedom Coalition put together the call list by matching up church lists with records of who had voted in recent elections. The targets included both high propensity and lower propensity voters. In ...

All Radical "Right" Hands on Deck: Ralph Reed Goes Door-to-Door and Sarah Palin Robo-calls for Bob
Blue Commonwealth - Front Page — ...  Bob McDonnell is trying to pretend Sarah Palin isn't campaigning for him.  But she is.   It's amazing how weasel McDonnell has played this.  No, he doesnt' want Sarah campaigning for him.  Not a bit.  And I just "love" when the so-called MSM give cover to GOP mythology that McD is running as a "moderate."  Wait till Virginians wake up in January and discover what they have done.   Here's the whole GOP spin crapload courtesty of ABC here. Notice the carefully BS slung and water-carried by ABC news. Very clever. ...

Palin Robocalling Virginia, McDonnell Knows Nothing About It
Below The Beltway — Well, this is odd: Republican Bob McDonnell kept his distance from Sarah Palin on Monday even as the former Alaska governor had begun making automated phone calls to more than 300,000 Virginia households on behalf of a conservative group, urging them to vote their values in Tuesday’s election. “I don’t know anything about them,” McDonnell told ABC News on Monday when asked about the Palin robocalls which are paid for by the Virginia chapter of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a socially conservative group headed at the ...

It’s on: Palin vs. Biden on energy
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... on Saturday , Sarahcuda’s playing the same boogeyman role for Democrats these days that Pelosi’s playing for Republicans. That’s one of the reasons why, despite her high-profile backing of Hoffman and her offer to help McDonnell and Christie, you’re not seeing her out on the trail in any of these races. So nervous is McDonnell about being linked to her, in fact, that not only is he not mentioned by name in her new robocall in Virginia but he specifically denied knowing anything about it when asked. Hey, Bob? You’re about to give Deeds an unholy ...

Election Tuesday: Palin Hits VA with Ralph Reed
Taylor Marsh — ... As for Virginia, Bob McDonnell won’t claim Sarah Palin, as she teams up with Ralph Reed, who is on his comeback tour after skulking off the political scene in disgrace. Palin has done a robocall for McDonnell, which he won’t claim. Via ABC, this is truly hilarious: ...

Election Tuesday Eve: Palin Hits VA with Ralph Reed
Taylor Marsh — ... , as she teams up with Ralph Reed, who is on his comeback tour after skulking off the political scene in disgrace. Palin has done a robocall for McDonnell, Via ABC. This is truly hilarious: ...

The Invisible Primary, 10/3
The Atlantic Politics Channel — Tracking the GOP race to 2012 Sarah Palin is robo-calling in Virginia's gubernatorial race, though the GOP candidate hasn't embraced her; she also took a swipe at independent New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett on her Facebook page; where she also sparred with Vice President over energy policy; more people want to read upcoming memoirs by Condoleezza Rice and President Bush than Palin's "Going Rogue," according to a Vanity Fair/CBS poll; Newt Gingrich will appear with Al Sharpton at a high school in Montgomery, Alabama today ...

Palin’s Virginia Robocalls May Not Be Legal.
The Mudflats — ... Megan Stapleton, Mrs. Palin’s spokeswoman, has already confirmed that Mrs. Palin recorded that message and FCC confirmed they’re behind these calls, so it seems they’re in the clear there. ...

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