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The no tax candidate in Virginia

Jim_S

Jim_S

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Creigh Deeds is running for Governor of The Commonwealth of Virginia.

He seems to think that raising taxes for something specific like the transportation fund is ok, his campaign promise just covers taxes for the general fund. :whistling:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE6d36a2gso"]Creigh Deeds on Taxes[/ame]
 
Melensdad

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Isn't Deeds running a couple points behind? I know he was about 10 points back before the Washington papers started publishing stories about a 20 year old thesis his rival wrote. That brought the campaign much closer, but last I checked Deeds was still a couple points back. This is not going to help him much. Why is he putting his foot in his mouth?
 
California

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No taxes for the General Fund? What's he going to do, release all the prisoners? What does this guy think pays prison guards salaries?
 
Melensdad

Melensdad

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Here is an analysis on this race:
Election 2009: Virginia Governor Election
Virginia Governor’s Race Now a Toss-up
Thursday, September 17, 2009 Email to a Friend ShareThis
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The race to become the next governor of Virginia has gotten a lot closer. Right now, it’s effectively a toss-up between Republican Robert F. McDonnell and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Virginia voters finds McDonnell attracting 48% of the vote while Deeds picks up 46%. Two weeks ago, McDonnell held a nine-point advantage. In August, McDonnell was up by eight.

All of those figures include “leaners.” Leaners are those who initially indicate no preference for either of the candidates but answer a follow-up question and say they are leaning towards a particular candidate. Premium Members can review the data without leaners and complete demographic crosstabs.

The survey two weeks ago was conducted shortly after The Washington Post ran news stories about a thesis paper written by McDonnell in 1989. The thesis reflected very conservative views on the role of women in society and other topics. Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters now say the writings are at least somewhat important in terms of how they will vote. That’s up from 36% in the previous survey. The number of unaffiliated voters who consider the writings important is up to 47%.

The Washington Post endorsement of Deeds played a key role in helping him win the Democratic nomination earlier this year. Columnnist Michael Barone voiced the frustration of some Republicans by saying that “the news editors of the Post seem to be using their front page once again to defeat the Republican candidate, Bob McDonnell, and elect Democrat Creigh Deeds.”

McDonnell’s support remains a bit more solid than Deeds’. Eighty-one percent (81%) of those who plan to vote for the Republican candidate are certain they will not change their mind. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Deeds supporters say the same. Among those who are certain, McDonnell leads by seven percentage points.

The tightening of the race over the past two weeks comes from a shift in the views of voters who might change their minds. Currently, those voters are leaning in Deeds' direction.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of Virginia voters have a favorable view of McDonnell while 50% say the same about Deeds. McDonnell is down a point over the past two weeks while Deeds is up two.​
 
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