Bob McDonnell

Last year, independents split between Obama and Republican John McCain in both states. In Virginia, McDonnell won by big margins in rapidly growing, far-flung Washington, D.C., suburbs -- places like Loudoun and Prince William counties --...

In this article: Barack Obama, Virginia, Republican Party, New Jersey, R. Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine, and Recession

...help. McDonnell repeatedly and personally asked Palin for help this summer, but by late August Palin learned that the McDonnell campaign no longer wanted her assistance, Palin aide Meg Stapleton told us a few weeks ago. Palin drew...

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...Obama's approval rating at 58 percent in Virginia. In Virginia Beach, McDonnell and McCain offered an alternative view of what Virginians have concluded about Democratic leadership. "My friends, there's something going on out there in...

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...was not a factor in their vote. In Virginia, McDonnell beat Democratic nominee Creigh Deeds, a state senator from the rural western part of the state, by 21 points among critical independent voters. Last year, in contrast, Obama edged...

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...Democratic donor, ever return to the party? It's hard to say, but for now it seems she will enjoy the fruits of her labor on McDonnell's behalf by enjoying his victory celebration. Outside Virginia, a second co-chair might draw a...

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...meeting the press at each stop. The tour continues the list of GOP heavy hitters who have campaigned for McDonnell in Virginia so far this year, including John McCain, Tim Pawlenty and Mike Huckabee. Obama vs Romney hmmm......... I...

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...to demand a recount!" McDonnell smiled broadly when McCain called him "Governor McDonnell,''and later told the audience that McCain "would have made an outstanding president of the United States of America." Virginia Beach Rebecca...

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...for former GOP presidential nominee John McCain. McDonnell himself is a staunch conservative, but stressed bipartisan solutions to problems relating to job growth and transportation. Deeds sought to peel social moderates and political...

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