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Primaries

Bob McDonnell last night credited Lieut. Gov. Bill Bolling with avoiding a primary fight for the gubernatorial nomination and choosing instead to run for re-election. Full Article at Commentary

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  1. We ran a positive campaign that focused on the issues people care about. Our opponents ran a different campaign ... I don't think we knew we had it in the bag, but we knew we were running strong in the polls. We just had crowds that were bigger than anything we had seen.
    – Bill Bolling SOURCE: The Washington Post 3 weeks ago
  2. It offends me as a woman, it offends me as a breast cancer survivor, and it offends me as a Virginian. I know Creigh badly wants to be governor, but does he really want to try to win like this?
    SOURCE: NextGenGOP 4 weeks ago
  3. So far in the general election, Deeds has failed to gain sustained momentum ... Over the past five weeks, McDonnell has expanded his lead as he's weathered attacks on his record as a social conservative While anything can happen between now and Election Day, the fundamentals favor McDonnell.
    SOURCE: CBS News 1 month ago
  4. Democrats who flirted with Chris Christie earlier in the year have come back into the fold. It also looks like some GOP voters may have become disenchanted with their white knight. That's not a good sign for the Republican at this late stage of the game
    – Patrick Murray SOURCE: CBS News 1 month ago
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  1. Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. , Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
  2. RICHMOND, VA - NOVEMBER 03: Governor-elect Bob McDonnell (R) of Virginia and his wife Maureen McDonnell greet the crowd at his victory party on November 3, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia. McDonnell beat out Democratic challenger Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race today.
  3. Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell speaks during a news conference along with his transition team, from left, Tucker Martin, Phil Cox, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, Attorney General Bill Mimms, and Dominion Resources CEO Tom Farrell, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. , Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
  4. RICHMOND, VA - NOVEMBER 03: Republican Lieutenant Governor-elect Bill Bolling of Virginia speaks during a victory party for Governor-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia on November 3, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.

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  3. Barack Obama Barack Obama
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  5. Creigh Deeds
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