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McDonnell Elected Governor of Virginia
posted 11/03/09
7:57 pm
Unofficial results show the former attorney general defeating 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.
A year ago, Obama became the first Democrat in 44 years to carry Virginia in a presidential race.
This time voters expressed angst about major Obama initiatives such as health care, energy and stimulus spending. But McDonnell dominated the campaign's central issues: jobs and the economy.
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Latest Comments on "McDonnell Elected Governor of Virginia"
posted by: KnowledgableDad on 11:54 pm on 11/03/09
I voted straight Repub.we needed this change in power.If these Reps. don't work out then send them the same message that the Dems got this time around.I am tickled pink right now,not because the people won that i voted for,BUT because the PEOPLE have spoken and spoke they did.
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