A political analyst says national Democrats and the White House are trying to blame President Obama's waning popularity in Virginia on the campaign of the Democratic candidate running for governor in the Old Dominion State.
National Democrats fear that the November 3 gubernatorial election in Virginia has fallen from their grasp, and they are starting to blame their candidate Creigh Deeds, saying he has run a poor campaign and should have coordinated better with the White House. The Washington Post cites Obama administration officials who fault Deeds for attacking his Republican opponent Bob McDonnell too viciously instead of laying out more of his own agenda. Administration officials are already trying to prevent any fallout from a potential loss from adversely affecting the president, who will campaign for Deeds tomorrow in Hampton Roads. Dr. Charles Dunn, dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, says national Democrats and the White House are looking for a convenient scapegoat -- and he contends they have found one in Creigh Deeds. "Yes, Creigh Deeds has not run a credible campaign. He's been a one-legged candidate trying to run on Bob McDonnell's master's thesis at Regent University, and that's not played well. People have not bought into that." Dunn continues, saying, "But that's the thing that he's really hammered on in his advertising, and brought it up in the debates. But if we look otherwise at the national Democratic administration, they're looking for an excuse. They know this will be a big loss." Dunn says after winning two consecutive gubernatorial elections and two straight Senate races in Virginia, Democrats are looking for a scapegoat if they lose big in eight days.
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