Deeds, McDonnell make election-eve push for votes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The latest poll from Public Policy Polling shows Republican Bob McDonnell (left) leading Demcorat R. Creigh Deeds 56 percent to 42 percent.
Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell both are making election-eve appearances in the Richmond area.
Deeds visits the commons at Virginia Commonwealth University at 2:30 p.m.
McDonnell is at the MartinAir hangar at Richmond International Airport in Henrico County.
Meantime, the final poll for Public Policy Polling projects Republicans as winning a sweep tomorrow.
In the race for governor, McDonnell leads Demcorat R. Creigh Deeds 56 percent to 42 percent.
McDonnell has opened up a lead of 30 percentage points among independents—63 percent to 33 percent.
In the contest for lieutenant governor, Bill Bolling, the Republican incumbent, leads 54-41 over Democrat Jody Wagner.
In the race for attorney general, Republican Ken Cuccinelli leads Democrat Steve Shannon by 55 percent to 39 percent.
Public Policy Polling, based in North Carolina, surveyed 1,457 likely Virginia voters from Friday to Sunday. The survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
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Oh, Dandy Boy, you’d better do your homework before you trot out the old “b-b-b-but the General Assembly Democrats!“ excuse.
If I remember correctly, Republicans took complete control of the G.A. after the 1999 elections. I remember, he quoted MLK, Jr. after the results came in. “Free at last”, he said.
Before that, when the Democrats had majorities, was when the car tax reduction was passed. Any problems that Gilmore had passing legislation during the second half of his term was because both Republicans AND Democrats disagreed with.
Look, man… you’d better stick to the personal conjecture. Facts don’t seem to be your thing. “You have to acknowledge that this s indeed the case” that you’re unintentionally hilarious.
Not getting worked up at all, 9Step. (I call you that because you have obviously missed a few of your AA meetings). In fact, I’m having tons of fun messing with you. Thanks for paying my share of the car tax. I know you’re telling the truth when you say that, because Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny told me they saw you paying them. So thanks again.
And no, I don’t have to acknowledge anything that can’t be proven. The car tax cut was a great idea (except to people like you who continue the think that all we have to do to solve any problem, no matter what that problem is, is to raise taxes, throw more money at the problem and hope it goes away.) The problem that Gov. Gilmore had was a bunch of obstructionist democrats in the General Assembly what wanted him to fail. So they threw up every roadblock they could and they were unwilling to cut spending. You have to acknowledge that this was indeed the case.
Tsk, tsk… now don’t go getting all worked up, Andy. That’s not very dandy of you. How about (since this is the internet, after all) I say that I DID pay extra taxes on my car last year. I cut ‘em a big old check to cover mine and yours, too. That’s what I did.
Now… on some level you have to acknowledge that the “No Car Tax” bit was little more than a ploy to appeal to the base and buy votes. Most people came to realize that money which used be appropriated from the car tax was still being spent on paper. Add to that the land preservation tax credits (which became very popular when people started packaging and selling them). Still, no other provisions to replace the revenue or anyone with the cajones to tell the public that spending had to be cut to reflect the reduced income. No, our state’s long-standing budget surplus turned into a deficit under Gilmore’s reign.
I don’t care what party you affiliate with; it’s hard to argue that Gilmore’s policies were effective, much less truly conservative.
12Step, nobody’s whining? Really? Let me remind you what something YOU just said.
“Thanks for the laugh, though, as the phrase “conservative landslide” made me think of other conservative disasters, like “conservative tsunami” (caused by Rush Limbaugh cliff diving, perhaps) or “No Car Tax” (caused by a willingness to say anything to get elected).“
Sounds to me like you are indeed whining about the “conservative disasters” (like “Rush Limbaugh cliff diving”...yeah, that’s real classy.)
Stop trying to pretend that you are somehow “higher” than anyone else 12Step. You’re not fooling anyone. Everyone can see that you are nothing more than a partisan hack for Lord Obama. And once again, if you disagree with Gilmore’s car tax cuts, then pay what you were paying before he cut taxes. Put up or shut up.
Nobody’s whining, Nasty Andy. Why the need to incessantly embellish? I’m just saying that our state’s financial well-being would have been a better aim. Cutting a source of revenue without cutting spending otherwise means… can you guess? D-E-B-T.
It takes a certain amount of willful revisionism to paint “No Car Tax” as successful beyond it’s deployment as a campaign slogan.
12 Step, “Thanks for the laugh, though, as the phrase “conservative landslide” made me think of other conservative disasters, like “conservative tsunami” (caused by Rush Limbaugh cliff diving, perhaps) or “No Car Tax” (caused by a willingness to say anything to get elected).“
No car tax? That was implemented by Gov. Gilmore, right? Tell you what, 12 Step, if you don’t think he should have cut your car tax, then by all means, pay the same amount that you were paying. No one is stopping you. Write a check to the Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia. Until then, stop your whining about paying less taxes. You might be one of those people that a couple of hundred dollars a year doesn’t mean to much to, but to a lot of us, that’s a lot of money.
Sorry, armchair, I disagree. I am light years away from the person I was in my twenties and I certainly don’t think the same way I did then. Life experiences, education, maturity, having a family…all of these things have broadened my perspective and absolutely have affected opinions, cultural and political points of view and even my religious perspective. I’m a much, much better man than I was in my 20s and I thank God that I’ve evolved. People can change.
Rayzor: your kind of missing the point, man. Smoking a joint, say, in your 20s has nothing to do with your cultural or political views. Writing a college thesis does reflect one’s views, obviously—and McDonnell, like a lot of conservatives, is still stuck in the 1950s, typical of a lot of christian types.
“Posted by DandyAndy on November 03, 2009 at 5:56 am
Did all of you liberals go out on Halloween wearing a bunch of purple balloons and carrying a bottle of vinegar? The reason I ask is because it sounds like you’re a bunch of sour grapes”
DandyAndy, I have heard about a lot of great and original costumes this year, but yours is one of the best! I have to remember that one!
Isn’t it interesting how voters can overlook drug use early on in a candidate’s life but cannot excuse a college paper written 20 or so years ago?
I don’t care what was in that paper McDonnell wrote. He can’t possibly still espouse those views or he would have never made it out of internships after college.
It’s going to be an interesting day. I’m eager to see how Obama turns republican victories into being Bush’s fault.
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