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Republicans are pointing to Bob McDonnell's winning formula in Virginia as a way forward for the GOP.
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) – He has yet to been sworn in as the 71st governor of Virginia, but the Republican Party appears to have found its newest superstar in Bob McDonnell.
With his resounding win Tuesday in the battleground state of Virginia - a victory that halted a decade of gains for Democrats - top Republicans are boasting that McDonnell has uncovered a winning ...
Pre-Mortem: How Did Deeds Get Into So Much Trouble?
politics.theatlantic.com 10/28/2009 — I could just as easily have titled this post "Why Bob McDonnell is winning." Let's start with the candidate. As Virginia uber-blogger Not Larry Sabato
points out , to be a governor is to be a manager. Voters intuitively understand
this, and so ...
In New Ad, “Hope,” Bob McDonnell Speaks Directly with Virginians VIDEO
rncnyc2004.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — Positive Spot Highlights McDonnell’s Vision to Create New Jobs, Keep Taxes Low, Control Spending RICHMOND- Bob McDonnell, Republican gubernatorial nominee and former Attorney General of Virginia, released his latest positive television ad today. ...
Virginia Governor's Race: More Lessons Learned
politics.theatlantic.com 10/29/2009 — Yesterday, I offered my first impressions about why Republican Bob
McDonnell is so handily beating Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia. Here
are some additional lessons that Republicans and Democrats are learning. 1. Culture Warriorism Don't Work ...
Trick or Treat!
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/30/2009 — Happy Halloween, politicos! And welcome to our first (and only?) All Hallows/Election Eve costume contest! How are you dressing up for Halloween this year? Democrat R. Creigh Deeds drew a few yucks (and groans) by promising earlier today to come as himself -- unlike Republican Bob McDonnell, who ...
New VA-GOV Ad: McDonnell Talks About 'Hope'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/1/2009 — With just a few days left in the Virginia governor's race, the candidates are making their closing arguments.
TPMDC just posted the new ad from Creigh Deeds (D), who portrays himself as substantive and also is looking for a boost from Obama ...
Final PPP Poll: McDonnell Holds 14-Point Lead Over Deeds
bluevirginia.us 11/2/2009 — Yes, I'm well aware of the (annoying) cliche that the "only poll that matters is on election day," but we've now had dozens of polls in a row essentially saying what Public Policy Polling's last poll of Virginia 2009 concludes: Bob McDonnell leads ...
McDonnell on the Way to Big Win
politicalwire.com 11/2/2009 — The final Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia shows Bob McDonnell (R) leading Creigh Deeds (R) by 14 points, 56% to 42%.
Analysis: "In a finding that may sum up what happened here 63% of voters in the state think McDonnell made a strong case ...
As Palin Robocalls in Virginia, McDonnell Keeps His Distance
blogs.abcnews.com 11/2/2009 — 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 ...
Is Bob McDonnell the Future of the GOP?
politicsdaily.com 11/3/2009 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Republican Party stands to gain a new A-lister this week in Bob McDonnell, who ran his governor's race here with near-perfect temperament, focus, discipline and hair. It wasn't an interesting horse race, what with McDonnell ...
The Republicans' Branding Problem
fivethirtyeight.com 11/3/2009 — One of the problems with trying to interpret tomorrow's results as a referendum on the parties is that all of the major candidates seem to be trying their darndest to conceal their party affiliation from you. Here, for instance, is a screen capture of ...
Virginia Early Results: McDonnell Leading
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2009 — Half an hour after polls closed and with less than 5 percent of precincts reporting in Virginia, gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell (R) is leading Creigh Deeds (D).
It's a better-than-expected result at this early hour, since Deeds had been ...
Virginia: McDonnell Wins After Lackluster Turnout
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/3/2009 — The AP and MSNBC have called the Virginia gubernatorial race for Republican Bob McDonnell.
The unsurprising win keeps the Virginia tradition going - the party that controls the White House has lost the election for governor since 1977.
Though ...
2009 Elections Preview: Virginia Governor
fivethirtyeight.com 11/3/2009 — Part two of a five-part series . Virginia -- Governor The Candidates: Attorney General Bob McDonnell , Republican State Senator Creigh Deeds , Democrat The Polling: McDonnell leads by 10.9 points in the Pollster.com average and by margins ranging ...
The Angry Independent
spectator.org 11/4/2009 — Images of the polished Bob McDonnell and the more portly Chris
Christie will no doubt grace the front pages of today's
newspapers. They are the Republicans who were elected governor in
Virginia...
Obama calls McDonnell
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/4/2009 — We just heard that President Obama called Republican Bob McDonnell, who won a landslide victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds last night in Virginia's governor race. The two men spoke for about 10 minutes in what McDonnell's campaign called a "very ...
A Nation Votes and One Big Vote of Confidence
mydd.com 11/4/2009 — The GOP won the two Governorships at stake today. In Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell bested Democrat Creigh Deeds in a landslide 59 percent to 41 percent. McDonnell ran on jobs platform, largely avoiding divisive social issues and concentrating ...
Portrait Of Success vs Portrait Of Failure —
Below The Beltway
An interesting pair of contrasting post-mortem articles in The Washington Post today make it pretty clear why Bob McDonnell rolled to an historic victory on Tuesday.
One article explains pretty clearly why Deeds lost.
The other, why McDonnell won.
In short, McDonnell was a better ...
How (Governer-Elect) Bob McDonnell Went Mobile —
techPresident
Virginia's new governor-elect, Republican Bob McDonnell , ran an online campaign that caught the eyes of many who pay attention to this sort of thing. McDonnell went what you might call the snout-to-tail route, building up a gorgeously branded online presence which, as Colin Delany highlights ...
All Politics Is Local For McDonnell Tonight —
TPMDC
As national GOP leaders continue to suggest his victory his a boon for Republicans across the country, governor-elect Bob McDonnell kept it local in his Virginia victory speech tonight.
"To my fellow Virginians I say I am very humbled and honored," McDonnell told a cheering crowd at his ...
McDonnell wins! —
GOP 12
NBC just called Virginia's gubernatorial race for Bob McDonnell, and in celebration, check out U.S. News' "10 things you don't know about Bob McDonnell", including this bit:7. His wife of more than 30 years, Maureen Patricia Gardner, insists that McDonnell uses no dyes on his notably coiffed ...
McDonnell wins, NJ and NY-23 await —
The Fix
Former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) is the new governor of Virginia. Photo by Nikki Kahn of the Washington Post Former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell defeated state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) in the Virginia governor's race, a win that was expected but nonetheless buoys Republicans ...
McDonnell gets the 2012 treatment —
GOP 12
Jill Lawrence says the GOP will get a new A-lister should Bob McDonnell become governor of Virginia.At the very least a 2012 GOP nominee would rely on a Gov. McDonnell to help him or her carry the state.John Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College and a former Republican aide ...
GOPers Already Moving On To 'McDonnell 2012' Storyline —
TPMDC
The polls haven't closed on the Virginia gubernatorial race, but already Republicans think they have a future star in their nominee, Bob McDonnell. Columnist Jill Lawrence writes that some in the GOP see McDonnell landing on a national ticket in four or eight years.
From Politics Daily :
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McDonnell At a Loss for Jobs Loss —
Blue Virginia
A little over a week ago came the news of the plant closing in Franklin. The next morning Bob McDonnell was asked directly what can be done. His answer fell hollow. It was an answer right from his campaign's playbook. It left the listeners and those newly unemployed empty handed. Macrini : ...
Palin Calls Into Virginia for McDonnell at Last Minute —
Blue Virginia
A little while ago, I saw this tweet by Adam Sharp : Just got a robocall from Sarah Palin for Bob McDonnell! He could still lose if that endorsement becomes widely known ... Please retweet! Anyway, I just got off the phone with Adam and he confirms that yes, indeed, Sarah Palin's doing last ...
Undecideds Choosing McDonnell In Final Days —
TPMDC
With two days to go in the state's gubernatorial race, Virginia voters are coming home to GOP nominee Bob McDonnell. That's according to numbers from an important new poll published in state newspapers today.
McDonnell has led Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds since June, a lead that has ...
Latest Polling With 48 Hours to Go —
Blue Virginia
With just 48 hours to go until polls open in Virginia, here's the latest polling courtesy of Pollster.com - a 53.8%-41.0% average lead for Bob McDonnell over Creigh Deeds . Also, the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a new poll showing Bob McDonnell ahead of Creigh Deeds by 12 points, 53%-41%, "a ...
Haley Barbour To Stump For Bob McDonnell Sat —
TPMDC
On the final weekend of the Virginia gubernatorial contest, GOP nominee Bob McDonnell is turning to one of the Republican party's biggest names to help him rally the vote. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) will join McDonnell at a rally in vote-rich Northern Virginia.
A former RNC chair, ...
McDonnell plays word association —
GOP 12
WSLS 10 Anchor Jay Warren gets Bob McDonnell to sit down for always fun word association.Highlights:WARREN: “George Bush?”McDONNELL: “Good defender of public safety.”WARREN: “Barack Obama?”McDONNELL: “Charismatic, liberal.”WARREN: “Your opponent Creigh Deeds?”McDONNELL: “Good family man. I will ...
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