Nov 3rd, 2009 - USA Today
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RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Republican Bob McDonnell has easily won the Virginia governor's race just a year after the state went overwhelmingly for President Obama and the Democrats.
Unofficial results show the former state attorney general defeating Democrat Creigh Deeds and returning a Republican to the governor's office for the first time in eight years.
This race and the contest for governor of New Jersey are viewed as the first referendum on the president and the Democratic Congress before the 2010 mid-term elections.
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However...Republican McDonnell takes Va. governorship
Nov 3rd, 2009 - USA Today
Republican Bob McDonnell, who played down ties to his party's Christian conservative base to campaign as a pragmatic centrist, easily won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday and turned the state into a political speed bump for President Obama.
Virginia governor's race: how Obama may figure in it
Oct 30th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Of the three significant elections on tap for next Tuesday, only one – the Virginia governor’s race – seems locked up. The New Jersey governor’s race and the special House election in New York’s 23rd District are too close to call.
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1:52Bob McDonnell Virginia Governors Race Victory Speech
"I just got tackled by my five kids and my wife, and there are a lot of tears on my cheeks right now."
9:37Fred Thompson on Neil Cavuto from 11/4/09
Fred Thompson talking about the NY-23 special election,Doug Hoffman,the big wins in New Jersey and Virginia.Fred Thompson also talking about Barack Obama and the congress.Fred Thompson said that the Obama Administration is taking us down the wrong track ...
4:45GOP Sweep Signals Political CHANGE in Attitude Toward Obama
view of President Barack Obama. Obama must now be considered an UNPOPULAR President. This change is supported by a new Rasmussien Presidential Job Approval Poll which has support for the President down to 46% with over 50% disapproving of Obama job performance ...
