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Saying No to Terry

by BooMan
Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 02:13:07 PM EST

I'm not saying Creigh Deeds is some savior, but he isn't Terry McAuliffe, and that's enough for me.

State Sen. Creigh Deeds has opened up a double-digit lead over former Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe and former state Sen. Brian Moran in advance of Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial primary, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted June 6-7.
Boosted by undecided voters breaking for him, Deeds clocks in at 40 percent to McAuliffe's 26 percent and Moran's 24 percent, with 10 percent still not having made a choice. The margin of error is 3 points.

Al Giordano has more on the significance of this Democratic primary race for the governorship of Virginia. A vote for Deeds looks like the best bet, even though Moran would probably be the optimal choice.

Saying No to Terry | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

GOOD!!! (4.00 / 2)

terry mcAuliffe is a schmuck.

I will not forget his tenure at the dnc, and his record of failure.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 04:37:24 PM EST

Re: GOOD!!! (none / 0)

He's not called Terry McAweful for nothing!

by The Voice In The Wilderness on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 07:39:09 PM EST
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Re: Saying No to Terry (4.00 / 2)

As a Virginia voter I have to say that I wish we had IRV right now. Either Deeds or Moran would be fine by me. McAuliffe - not so much. I suppose if he won I would still vote for him in Nov, but I like him the least.

In past (general) elections, the general prescription was to try and get out as many NoVA voters as possible in the hopes that you would get out more than the folks downstate could get out. For years and years it never really worked all that well, and even now it isn't clear that without at least some downstate support a Democrat can win. One perceived advantage of Deeds is that he is from downstate, so the theory is that he can pull in some of the rural voters. The perceived problem with Moran is that he is from NoVA, and it isn't clear how well he can do downstate.

Despite all of this, I would probably pick Moran as my favorite, but might end up voting Deeds to try and make sure that McAwful doesn't win the primary.

I ran into Moran at a fundraiser - I kidded with him that he has his brother's (Massachusetts) accent. He kidded back "South Boston, Virgina, right?"

by ericy on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 05:53:43 PM EST

Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 0)

IRV complicates and already messed-up voting system. We can't even get our votes cast on paper in many states. Let's not go to IRV until we get honest elections. Then we can have that discussion. Right now, election results are opaque and unverifiable. IRV makes it that much harder to know if your vote was counted accurately.

Also - I sometimes change my mind once a race is down to two candidates. With IRV, I don't have that choice. I'm a vigorous opponent to it on that basis alone, not to mention the other issues.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 12:45:54 PM EST
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Amen (4.00 / 2)

I'm not saying Creigh Deeds is some savior, but he isn't Terry McAuliffe, and that's enough for me.

My name is Oscar and I approve this message...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 05:54:14 PM EST

Re: Saying No to Terry (3.50 / 2)

If I lived in Virginia I would vote for Brian Moran. However, if Deeds is elected Governor Virginia will moved to verified voting with paper ballots and random audits.

by AliceDem on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 02:49:17 PM EST

Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 1)

Giordano view of the election is pretty wide the mark, at least judging by the Virginia blogs I read.

Moran's supporters were mostly in the urban part of the state, Nova, Richmond, Norfolk, and mostly people who supported Hillary Clinton in 2008. Deeds supporters were mostly in the rural part of the state. MacAuliffe's blogging support were mostly the bloggers who had supported Webb in 2006 and Obama in 2008. Go figure.

by AliceDem on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 06:27:05 PM EST

Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 1)

I think I HR'd the top post by accident. I didn't hide rate anyone on this thread by intent. All ratings are 4's. Booman, how can I fix this?

by The Voice In The Wilderness on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 07:41:56 PM EST

Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 0)

you can rerate, but you can unrate. But you gave her a 4 so...

by BooMan on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 08:22:09 PM EST
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Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 1)

can't unrate...sorry for the typo.

by BooMan on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 at 08:23:05 PM EST
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Re: Saying No to Terry (none / 1)

I wish I could HR Terry McAuliffe.

by Rumproast on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:47:51 AM EST
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