Word: virginia
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...Virginia is] also a place where we see that when a Republican, like Bob McDonnell, runs on positive, common-sense conservative ideas, we can win tough elections. -Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who campaigned for McDonnell, on his victory (New York Times...
...includes a section in which he describes feminists and working women as "detrimental" to family values, and recommending that government policy favor married couples over "cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." McDonnell defended his paper, saying the work wasn't reflective of his views today. (Watch TIME's video "Voters' Voices: Virginia...
...have made the national issues an issue in this race." - To a CNN reporter, on how Virginia's governor race signifies national politics; his campaign attempted to nationalize the race by linking Deeds to a Democratic Congress...
...anything else. I believe in limited government and keeping taxes and regulation and litigation low. I believe the traditional values that have been broadly embraced by our society are good." - Explaining his platform in the runup to the Nov. 3 elections (Virginian Pilot, Oct. 17, 2009) (Read "Virginia Race Gives Republicans a Blueprint for Success...
...There is a just a massive effort underway to rebrand Bob McDonnell, and his whole legislative career speaks otherwise. The voters have a right to know who these candidates really are." - Former Virginia delegate Barnie K. Day, who supports Deeds, on McDonnell's conservative record.(Washington Post...