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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell stories: 13 news summaries
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Casey: 
 Send More 
 Troops to 
 Afghanistan  

Lieberman to probe Fort Hood shootings as 'attack' on US troops

Nov 8, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama would do well to give Stanley McChrystal more troops in Afghanistan, Army chief of staff George Casey said on Meet the Press today. "We have already made progress, and I would look for that progress to continue,” Casey said, without saying how many troops he thought... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Lieberman • health care reform • Gen. George Casey • Afghanistan war • Michael Steele • Sunday morning talk shows • Bob McDonnell • Fort Hood shooting

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

Tuesday Proves Obama Victory Was a Fluke

Reports of a great liberal realignment are greatly exaggerated

Nov 6, 09 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The outcome of Tuesday's elections dispel the myth of a great political re-alignment supposedly heralded by the election of Barack Obama last year, writes Charles Krauthammer . Believers swore young and minority voters would establish a new liberal majority and bury the GOP. But Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey... More »

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Barack Obama • New Jersey • Virginia • election • conservatives • President Obama • Creigh Deeds • Bob McDonnell • election day November 2009 • realignment

Daniel Henninger


 Voters Now a Rampaging Herd  

Get ready for a permanent tea party as voters seek leaders

Nov 5, 09 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - In the GOP upsets in Virginia and New Jersey, Daniel Henninger doesn't just see Obama backlash, he sees a voter rebellion from both parties, with independent Americans behaving like stampeding cattle. That independents would within one year swing from Obama enthusiasts to backing decent-to-weak Republicans in Virginia and New Jersey... More »

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Barack Obama • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • independent voters • the independent vote • Republicans • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

PETER BEINART

 Economic Fury 
 Is the New 
 Culture War 



Deficits were the rallying cry for yesterday's winners

Nov 4, 09 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - "Conservatives have supposedly gotten their groove back," Peter Beinart writes about the results of yesterday's state races, "but it's not the same old groove." The candidates who won—or almost won—downplayed social issues and focused on the economy, which Beinart calls the “new culture... More »

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recession • Republican Party • economy • conservatives • culture wars • elections • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Doug Hoffman • Election 09 • deficit spending

Nate Silver

 Blame Weak 
 Candidates, 
 Not Obama 

Polling guru gives a post-mortem on last night's elections

Nov 4, 09 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results:
  • Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted
... More »

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gay marriage • New York City • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • New York • Michael Bloomberg • Virginia • exit polls • election • poll numbers • Nate Silver • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Doug Hoffman • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

Analysis

 Sorry, Dems, 
 2008 Is So Last Year 

Winning coalition doesn't reemerge in gubernatorial races

Nov 4, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Last night’s gubernatorial defeats proved to Democrats that whatever magic they harnessed last November has left the building. Off-year elections aren’t usually great predictors, but with the Democrats’ winning 2008 coalition essentially absent, the warning signs are clear, writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post. Most notably, Democrats... More »

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Jon Corzine • demographics • independents • independent voters • election • coalition • Republicans • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

ANALYSIS

 GOP 2nd Wind 
 Doesn't Mean 
 Smooth Sailing 

Party back from last year's beating but upheaval still likely

Nov 4, 09 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The victories in Virginia and New Jersey look set to revitalize the Republican Party ahead of next year's elections, writes Adam Nagourney. The party now has the chance to re-energize its base and prepare for a proper comeback from last year's defeat, although the Democratic win in New York's 23rd... More »

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Republican • Republican Party • Republican candidate • conservatism • 2010 election • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • 23rd District • Election 09 • election day November 2009

ELECTION DAY

Obama Is Minimal Factor in NJ, Va., Exit Polls Show

Majorities say president has no influence on vote

Nov 3, 09 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama seems to have been a minimal factor in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, at least according to early exit polls. In Virginia, where Republican Bob McDonnell won, 55% said Obama wasn’t behind their vote; that figure was 60% in New Jersey, where the race was... More »

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Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • exit polls • gubernatorial races • President Obama • Creigh Deeds • elections • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

ELECTION DAY

 GOP's McDonnell 
 Elected Va. Governor 

Democrat Deeds loses in landslide as GOP takes top jobs

Nov 3, 09 7:13 PM CST
(AP) - Republicans wrested political control of Virginia from the Democrats today, with Bob McDonnell scoring a landslide victory over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. Independent voters swung behind the GOP, a troubling sign for President Obama, who had personally campaigned for Deeds. More »

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Virginia • election • President Obama • Creigh Deeds • Bob McDonnell • Election 09 • Ken Cuccinelli • Bill Bolling

election 2009

 Robo-Palin Gets Into 
 Va. Gov's Race 

We didn't know about robocalls: McDonnell campaign

Nov 2, 09 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Virginia voters are getting recorded advice from Sarah Palin on how to vote in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. The former Alaska governor’s robocall doesn’t mention GOP candidate Bob McDonnell by name—he’s been loath to accept support from the polarizing figure—but the message appears clear, CNN... More »

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Virginia • governor • robo-calls • election • Sarah Palin • gubernatorial races • Creigh Deeds • Bob McDonnell • Christian Coalition

KARL ROVE

Obama Backlash Will Wallop Dem Candidates Next Week

GOP's chances looking good in Gov races as fallout builds

Oct 29, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's dissatisfaction with Democratic rule just 9 months into the Obama presidency will be crystal clear after next week's elections, writes Karl Rove . Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell looks set to defeat Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race on the back of anti-Washington, anti-Obama sentiment, Rove notes in the... More »

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Karl Rove • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • Obama administration • gubernatorial races • Creigh Deeds • elections • Bob McDonnell • Election 09 • election day November 2009

Nate Silver

Deeds Has No Shot in
Virginia Governor's Race

GOP turnout likely to steamroll Democratic candidate

Oct 28, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrat Creigh Deeds has “virtually no chance” in the Virginia governor's race next week against Republican Bob McDonnell, writes Nate Silver. Polls not only have McDonnell up 11 points or so, they show that Republicans are more likely to turn out despite being outnumbered among registered voters. In other... More »

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Virginia • governor • Creigh Deeds • Bob McDonnell

ANALYSIS

 GOP Gov 
 Candidates 
 Shun Palin 
 as Polarizing 

She's too much herself to do anything but harm in NJ, Virginia

Oct 9, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough-fought GOP gubernatorial campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia have politely declined Sarah Palin’s offer of help. The political calculus is simple in New Jersey, where President Obama won by 15 points last November. The campaign is “not about the 2012 presidential race,” a Chris Christie adviser... More »

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New Jersey • GOP • Virginia • Republican Party • stump speech • Sarah Palin • gubernatorial races • political campaign • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

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