VA Gov. Race...

[Counts]

On channel 8, Blue Ridge, right now.

missed it is there a transcript on this anywhere

[R13]

I'm trying to find it on CSPAN or Blue Ridge, even looked on youtube, can't find the vid or transcript at the moment...it's out there though and I'll find it.

Here's somethings I've found so far...

Deeds accuses McDonnell of 'lying' in debate - Washington Times

And this blog that was kept during the debate, it's step by step and right on from what happened last night, not a transcript though...

Live-Blog: Virginia Governor's Debate - Virginia Politics -


________________________



(CNN) ? With three weeks until election day and down 8 to 9 points in the latest polls, Creigh Deeds is firing away at his opponent.

Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate went on the attack Monday night against Bob McDonnell, his Republican opponent. In a prime time debate, the Virginia state senator accused McDonnell of lying, said that the state's former attorney general is no friend of working women, and charged that McDonnell has re-invented himself during this campaign as a moderate to shed what Deeds described as a rigid social conservative agenda.

McDonnell countered by continuing his argument of recent weeks that Deeds would raise taxes and to tie Deeds to the Democratic initiatives that are being pushed by President Obama.

While this contest concentrates on local issues and the candidates themselves, it's also seen as the first referendum on Obama and the Democrats who control Congress.

Current Gov. Tim Kaine, who is also Democratic National Committee Chairman, is term limited and can't run for re-election.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Deeds, McDonnell square off in Virginia debate - Blogs from CNN.com

[R13]

WASHINGTON (CNN) ? Former Vice President Al Gore is coming to Virginia on Friday to raise money for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, a campaign aide confirmed.

Gore will headline a fundraiser at a private home in McLean. At this point, however, Gore is not scheduled to make a public appearance with the Democratic hopeful.

The event comes one week after Deeds got fundraising help from the current vice president, Joe Biden.

President Obama has also campaigned and raised money for Deeds, but the White House is being cagey on whether the president will return to the commonwealth in the final three weeks before Election Day on November 3. But the Democratic National Committee launched a flurry of robocalls into Virginia on Tuesday asking Obama campaign supporters to help elect Deeds.

Deeds trails Republican Bob McDonnell in recent polls. Former GOP presidential nominee John McCain will hold a rally for McDonnell in Hampton Roads on Saturday.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Gore to visit Virginia to help Deeds - Blogs from CNN.com

[R13]

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA (CNN) ? Fresh off the announcement that President Barack Obama will stump for him later this month, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds stumped on Saturday throughout the key battleground area of Northern Virginia, in the Washington suburbs.

The suburbs around Washington are considered crucial to the outcome of the contest for governor, and a recent Washington Post poll showed Deeds trailing his Republican opponent Bob McDonnell in this area. Several statewide polls have also shown Deeds behind McDonnell in the race.

"Let me dispel any rumor of my demise," Deeds told an enthusiastic crowd of Hispanic and organized labor supporters at a Spanish restaurant.

Deeds on Saturday was stumping in areas populated by several key ethnic groups, accompanied by incumbent Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, who cannot run for re-election.

After weeks of guessing of whether and when the President would make a return visit to campaign for the Democratic nominee, Deeds' campaign was thrilled when it could announce on Friday a return visit for Oct. 27. The President had attended a fundraiser and rally in August. Obama was the first Democrat to carry Virginia in a presidential election since 1964.

"We registered?almost 600,000 new voters last year. We had 74% turnout, turnout for Barack Obama. I think it is a win-win," Deeds told CNN. Deeds has previously blamed the national economic picture for some of his campaign's problems and said he supports most of the president's policies.

"I think the President's support is going to help me immensely. His support is critical towards energizing the Democratic voters," Deeds said as he and other Democratic leaders acknowledge the Republican base seems more energized so far this year with state GOP officials sensing they may be able to reverse a recent trend of losses.

In the last few weeks Deeds has gotten increased support of prominent national Democrats. Vice President Joe Biden and former vice president Al Gore participated in fundraisers, and former president Bill Clinton is going to appear with Deeds next week in an event.

Deeds said right now the White House has only committed to the one event. Some officials close to the White House have privately tried to distance themselves from Deeds saying the landscape in Virginia is tough this year and have questioned the quality of the campaign he is running.

"The President's got some things to do. He's got some things going on. I?don't know whether we can expect him back more than once or not," Deeds told CNN.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - VA Gubernatorial Candidate Stumps in Key Area - Blogs from CNN.com


_________________________________

WASHINGTON (CNN) ? As one of only two statewide campaigns in the 2009 election cycle, the Virginia governor's race has seen a parade of national political stars make the trip to the Old Dominion.

Late Friday, Creigh Deeds' campaign announced that President Obama would join the Democratic candidate on the trail at the end of the month. Obama's 2008 presidential rival will get there first: On Saturday, Sen. John McCain will make his second trip to Virginia on behalf of Republican candidate Bob McDonnell. McCain, a decorated Navy hero, will help McDonnell make a closing pitch to veterans at a rally in Hampton Roads, a region of the state with a heavy military population.

McCain isn't the only high-profile Republican who has stumped for the former Virginia Attorney General: Two other former presidential candidates ? former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee ? have twice visited the state twice to campaign. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani also raised money for McDonnell.

Along with Romney and Huckabee, McDonnell has welcomed a number of top Republicans who may run for president in 2012. That list includes Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele campaigned with McDonnell in May.

Creigh Deeds, who spent the first half of the year in a three-way fight for the Democratic nomination, hasn't had an army of national figures campaign with him. But several prominent Democrats have chipped in to help.

On Friday, former Vice President Al Gore held a fundraiser for Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds. And next week, former President Bill Clinton will appear at a rally for Deeds along with longtime Clinton friend Terry McAuliffe, who sought the Democratic nomination before losing to Deeds in June.

The party's leader, President Obama, will make his second trip to Virginia to lend a hand, the Deeds campaign announced Friday. The visit will be Obama's second on the trail for the gubernatorial candidate: he campaigned for Deeds and hosted a fundraiser for him in August Vice President Joe Biden and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, have both stumped for Deeds.

For a campaign thought by many to be a referendum of the Obama presidency, the election will largely turn by local issues ? specifically transportation and the economy. Deeds has also tried to make the race about women's issues by highlighting a conservative thesis written by McDonnell in which he called working women "detrimental" to families.

Entering October, McDonnell held a significant cash advantage, with $4.5 million on hand to Deeds' $2.7 million.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Political stars descend on Virginia campaigns - Blogs from CNN.com

_____________________________

WASHINGTON (CNN) ? President Obama still hasn't committed to campaign with Creigh Deeds before Election Day, but the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful is getting an assist from a former President: Bill Clinton.

Clinton will appear at a rally with Deeds somewhere in northern Virginia next Tuesday, a Deeds aide said. The exact location has not yet been finalized.

Longtime Clinton ally Terry McAuliffe, who sought the Democratic nomination before losing to Deeds in June, will also be in attendance. McAuliffe has sent out a fundraising e-mail on Deeds' behalf, but he has also urged Deeds to run a more positive campaign if he hopes to catch up to Republican Bob McDonnell before Election Day, Nov. 3.

Former Vice President Al Gore is raising money for Deeds on Friday evening.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Clinton to rally Virginia Democrats for Deeds - Blogs from CNN.com

[R13]

WASHINGTON (CNN) ? President Obama will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Creigh Deeds in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia next week, the campaign announced Wednesday, finalizing details of the much-anticipated presidential appearance.

The location of the event in southeast Virginia, a heavily African-American part of the state, signals that Deeds advisers hope the president can boost turnout among supporters who rallied to his side in 2008 but have been largely disinterested in the governor's race so far.

The rally will take place on Tuesday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, the second largest city in the commonwealth and home to the world's largest naval station. Almost half of Norfolk's residents are African-American; Obama trounced John McCain by a 71-28 margin there last November. During the Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this year, all three of the men seeking their party's nomination targeted black voters with radio ads and endorsement from key leaders in the community.

But Norfolk in just one of several population centers in Hampton Roads, a broad swath of cities and counties in southeastern Virginia where military voters are also a key part of the electorate. Over the weekend, Republican candidate Bob McDonnell held a veterans rally in nearby Virginia Beach with McCain.

The president first campaigned for Deeds in August in northern Virginia.


CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama finalizes details of Deeds rally in Virginia - Blogs from CNN.com