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Creigh Deeds 
Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 07:46:10 PM EDT
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Last week Virginia's Orange County Board of Supervisors vote to approve the building of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter within the historic boundaries of the
Wilderness Battlefield - and one of the most significant battlefields of the Civil War. The Civil War Preservation Trust has been fighting Wal-Mart on this location for over a year - seeking an alternative location and compromoise - and after last week they desperately need everyones help to stop Wal-Mart from moving forward and opening the door to further destructive development.
Even State Senator Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for Virginia Governor, has written a letter to the president and CEO of Wal-Mart pleading with him to move the location off the historic battlefield. Wake-Up Wal-Mart is helping in this fight and you can too by also writing a letter on the Civil War Preservation Trust's website and also help spread the word yourself.
More from Blue Virginia and the Washington Post below:
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 at 02:41:32 AM EDT
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Over the last week some in the news media have picked up on the perceived lack of motivation from "core" Democratic supporters of their statewide ticket and specifically Creigh Deeds' "Deeds Country" tour throughout the Southwest regions of the state. Ryan Nobles picked up on it at his website Decision Virginia http://bit.ly/3iLXjk and most recently the Washington Post wrote an article as well where even Creigh commented about the issue http://bit.ly/5cqff . I was heavily involved in the primary efforts for Creigh and was one of a handful of "Team Deeds NoVa" members. While I understand, but do not totally agree with the frustration about strategy from liberal bloggers I think an important element is being severely missed and that is the increase in coordinated staff and that it has been over two months to see any noticeable activity to come out of the Deeds campaign in regards to volunteer efforts. I think it is safe to say that the problem is not strategy but the amount of outside people from the state and national party who are now involved in the "coordinated" campaign.
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 09:22:39 PM EDT
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The Deeds campaign is letting no moss grow under their feet in these lazy days of summer...
At a mid-day media event, earlier today in NoVa, US Senator Mark Warner pulled out some big guns from the Virginia business community, in a powerful show of support for Creigh Deeds, from a sector that has traditionally been seen as a solidly Republican base. Not so much anymore. After successive pro-biz Warner and Kaine administrations, Warner's popularity is clearly evident in his sustained clout with many in the commercial and industrial business sectors. The Warner pro-biz coat-tails are now carrying over to Deeds. Chris Graham at the Augusta Free Press covered the subsequent tele-conference.
Graham's commentary and audio recording of the presser can be found here at the Augusta Free Press
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DEEDS PRESS RELEASE
DEEDS ANNOUNCES "BUSINESS LEADERS FOR DEEDS"
~ U.S. Senator Mark Warner helps launch bipartisan group ~
~ To be led by Caps owner, ex-AOL executive Ted Leonsis ~
ARLINGTON -- Democratic candidate for governor Creigh Deeds today announced the formation and leadership of "Business Leaders for Deeds," a broad-based group of bipartisan, statewide business leaders who have agreed to advise and promote Deeds' candidacy. "Business Leaders for Deeds" will be led by Ted Leonsis of McLean, the majority owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Mystics. Leonsis also is a former AOL vice chairman, a venture capitalist and philanthropist. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner joined Deeds and Leonsis at today's announcement. Warner is a former telecom executive who's pragmatic approach during his term as Virginia Governor (2002-06) resulted in Virginia's designation as the nation's "best managed state" and "best state for business."
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 09:49:41 AM EDT
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( - promoted by Aimee Fausser)
I have been talking to people for months - years, really - about the gubernatorial primary Tuesday. And, until 2 weeks ago, I usually had to explain to people why Creigh Deeds was going to win.
I preferred to use the Iowa 2004 analogy - Moran and McAuliffe would act like Dean and Gephardt, taking each other down in a negative death spiral while the positive Deeds, like John Kerry and John Edwards, would rise to the top.
I cannot begin to tell you how many people said I was crazy. Well bitches, how do you like them apples?
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