Comments on: InDepth | First draft of history: How Bob won, how Creigh lost http://augustafreepress.com/2009/11/02/afp-indepth-first-draft-of-history-how-bob-won-how-creigh-lost/ Independent news source for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, Va. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trevor Balo http://augustafreepress.com/2009/11/02/afp-indepth-first-draft-of-history-how-bob-won-how-creigh-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-573182 Trevor Balo Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:19 +0000 http://augustafreepress.com/?p=14528#comment-573182 I enjoy the efforts you have put in this, thanks for all the great blog posts. I enjoy the efforts you have put in this, thanks for all the great blog posts.

]]> By: C.W. Irvine http://augustafreepress.com/2009/11/02/afp-indepth-first-draft-of-history-how-bob-won-how-creigh-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-86685 C.W. Irvine Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:05 +0000 http://augustafreepress.com/?p=14528#comment-86685 To me all I heard from the Deeds people was “McDonnell hate women” & “if there’s a nexus to transportation, everything’s on the table”. If he would have just said (raise taxes for transportation) then it would have been less insulting. To me all I heard from the Deeds people was “McDonnell hate women” & “if there’s a nexus to transportation, everything’s on the table”. If he would have just said (raise taxes for transportation) then it would have been less insulting.

]]> By: chrisgraham http://augustafreepress.com/2009/11/02/afp-indepth-first-draft-of-history-how-bob-won-how-creigh-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-86263 chrisgraham Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:44:47 +0000 http://augustafreepress.com/?p=14528#comment-86263 Plus Deeds was 10 points back with a week to go in '05, and lost in a recount. And he was even further back in the '09 primary and then won resoundingly. I think it's possible/likely that the Deeds veterans thought all summer that they could just turn it on in crunch time and win. And then the bounce in the polls from the thesis fed into that line of thinking. The view of Deeds is that he is a political cat with nine lives. Unfortunately for his interests, this one is #9. Plus Deeds was 10 points back with a week to go in ’05, and lost in a recount.

And he was even further back in the ’09 primary and then won resoundingly.

I think it’s possible/likely that the Deeds veterans thought all summer that they could just turn it on in crunch time and win. And then the bounce in the polls from the thesis fed into that line of thinking.

The view of Deeds is that he is a political cat with nine lives. Unfortunately for his interests, this one is #9.

]]> By: Mike http://augustafreepress.com/2009/11/02/afp-indepth-first-draft-of-history-how-bob-won-how-creigh-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-86254 Mike Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:54 +0000 http://augustafreepress.com/?p=14528#comment-86254 Good job. I wonder how much the 2005 election influenced the summer silence. Kilgore led polls through the summer, but Kaine caught him when it counted. Did the Deeds campaign expect the same thing to happen this time? Good job.
I wonder how much the 2005 election influenced the summer silence. Kilgore led polls through the summer, but Kaine caught him when it counted. Did the Deeds campaign expect the same thing to happen this time?

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