Not only has the DNC held back on $5 million for the Deeds campaign, it appears Gov. Kaine might be thinking about another term (despite Virginia’s term limit). From a Kaine speech today:
“Just in my term in office, we have been named the nation’s best state for business eight times….”
Eight?
Update (Oct 2)
Of course, I’m just kidding with the above, but did you see Kaine’s comments in the News Advance:
“I’m convinced this 32-year trend of, the White House goes one way, the governorship goes the other, is not just a coincidence,” Kaine said, referring to the Democratic landslide in 2008 elections.
YIKES! I wonder how Creigh feels about that?
“Chuck Todd (chief political analyst for NBC News) has said Virginia is the perfect bellwether state, and I really believe that,” Kaine said.
So, if it goes to McDonnell and the Republicans, what do you think might happen, governor?
“The average president loses 28 seats in mid-term elections,” the governor said, seeming to switch into his other role as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
So, are we predicting a GOP victory?
“I don’t think we’ve moved this from a red state to a blue state, we’ve just moved from a red state to a completely competitive state,” Kaine said.
“I think Creigh understands that,” Kaine said. “He has the mindset of, ‘I’m the underdog, I’ve got to work harder, and work smarter.'”
Oh boy. Maybe that $5 million in DNC money just might be heading off to New Jersey.
