Asking for Your Vote - Deeds and McDonnell

Today the two candidates for governor, Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell make their direct appeals to Virginia voters.

Creigh Deeds

“My economic plan will provide a tax credit for every single new job. Create a job, get a tax credit: It’s that simple.

My entire career has been focused on one goal: creating opportunity for everyone in all corners of Virginia. I am running for governor to continue moving Virginia forward by bringing opportunity, prosperity, and hope to the people of the commonwealth through the commonsense, bipartisan tradition of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine that has defined my time in public service and made Virginia what is today.

The first job of the next governor is to restore confidence in the economy. I will create jobs and improve our economy in three specific ways: Giving a tax cut to all businesses for every new job they create and supporting work-force training and economic growth; making college affordable by creating the Virginia Forward program to give a 50 percent scholarship to every high school student with a B average who commits to two years of public service; and passing a comprehensive, statewide transportation plan.

Creigh Deeds is a member of the Senate of Virginia and is the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia. His campaign Web site is deedsforvirginia.com.

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Bob McDonnell

“Virginians can’t afford a massive tax hike, and they can’t afford continued inaction on transportation.“

Unemployment is the highest in decades. Budget projections have been missed. Many schools are not fully accredited. Small businesses are struggling. Rest stops are closed. These are tough times in Virginia. What we need is innovation, new ideas, and a focus on the future. Those qualities are the hallmark of the positive, forward-looking campaign we have been running since our announcement tour brought us to the gym at J.R. Tucker High School on a chilly day in late March.

This campaign is all about creating jobs and improving the economy. I’m running to be a jobs governor. Every Virginian knows someone who has been laid off, lost their home, or struggled to balance their personal or business budget. And we all know that unless we get serious about how our government works, and the policies we implement, we aren’t going to have the economic turnaround we need. That is why I have been rolling out bold policy proposals to create new jobs, promote entrepreneurship, tourism, and technology, control spending, reform our public schools, improve our transportation system, transform Virginia into the “Energy Capital of the East Coast,“ and make this the best state in America in which to open a small business.

Bob McDonnell is a former attorney general of Virginia and is the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia. His campaign Web site is bobmcdonnell.com.

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