Creigh Deeds

Obama supports Creigh Deeds, who trails in Va. governor race NORFOLK, OCT. 27 -- One week before Election Day, the first Democratic president to win Virginia in more than four decades told a largely college-age, African American crowd of...

In this article: Barack Obama, Virginia, Tim Kaine, Robert F. McDonnell, Jerry W. Kilgore, Mark Warner, and George W. Bush

...and Deeds; doing otherwise would have been seen by the base as a breach of duty. So, he campaigned several times for Corzine and raised money for Deeds. Obama also was featured in campaign advertisements for both. He characterized the...

In this article: Barack Obama, Virginia, R. Creigh Deeds, GOP, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, White House, New York, Democratic Party, and Washington

...seats, in California and New York. Gibbs said Obama telephoned both Democratic losers, incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey and candidate Creigh Deeds in Virginia, Tuesday night. But Gibbs said Obama has not yet called the two...

In this article: Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama, GOP, White House, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Virginia, and New York

...win a statewide contest in heavily Democratic New Jersey. The president had personally campaigned for Deeds and Corzine, raising the stakes in low-energy off-year elections. I think there is a long and well-established tradition of...

In this article: Barack Obama, Virginia, New Jersey, Jon Corzine, Bob McDonnell, Mara Liasson, Chris Christie, White House, and Houston

...2005 was," a reference to Kaine's victory. Translated from pollster-speak that means he couldn't run on a stay-the-course message and fully embrace Democratic leaders like Kaine and Obama. Unless Deeds missed that point, Petts then...

In this article: Bob McDonnell, Barack Obama, Tim Kaine, Washington, and Virginia