Washington Post Endorses Creigh Deeds

Dear Friend,

I wanted to share some great news. The Washington Post just endorsed Creigh for governor calling him “a longtime champion” of “enlightened, bipartisan” accomplishments.

Noting that Creigh "has a compelling life story and an admirable record of achievement as a legislator" the paper wrote, "It is Mr. Deeds whose ideas hold the promise of a prosperous future."

This is a huge boost for Creigh’s campaign, but it won’t mean much if the voters don’t know about it.

Click here to read the full endorsement and get involved today.   http://deedsforvirginia.com/page/washpo

Just like in the primary, this endorsement could be crucial to Creigh’s victory.  Voters need to hear why the Washington Post believes Creigh is the best candidate for Governor.

With Election Day right around the corner,  the WashingtonPost confirmed what you and I have known all along — " There are plenty of reasons why Mr. Deeds is the better choice for governor in the Nov. 3 election. "

Click here to read the full endorsement and then share with your friends, family, and neighbors! http://deedsforvirginia.com/page/washpo

Excerpts from the Post‘s endorsement are below.  

Thanks,

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Mr. Deeds for Governor
His transportation realism and Mr. McDonnell’s bogus roads plan present Virginians with a stark choice on Nov. 3.

There are plenty of reasons why Mr. Deeds is the better choice for governor in the Nov. 3 election. He has stood with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the incumbent, and his predecessor, now-Sen. Mark R. Warner, in support of the sane fiscal and budgetary choices that have made the state one of the best-governed and most business-friendly in the nation.

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State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee, has the good sense and political courage to maintain the forward-looking policies of the past while addressing the looming challenge of fixing the state’s dangerously inadequate roads.

The Republican candidate, former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, offers something different: a blizzard of bogus, unworkable, chimerical proposals, repackaged as new ideas, that crumble on contact with reality. They would do little if anything to build a better transportation system.

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The central challenge facing Virginia and its next governor is the deficit in transportation funding projected at $100 billion over the next two decades — and only Mr. Deeds offers hope for a solution.

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Virginians should not confuse Mr. McDonnell’s adept oratory for wisdom, nor Mr. Deeds’s plain speech for indirection. In fact, it is Mr. Deeds whose ideas hold the promise of a prosperous future.