By Alex Spillius,UK Telegraph
Candidate Creigh Deeds suffers from his close connection to Obama
Just nine months into his presidency,Mr Obama has proved more of a hindrance than a help to the Democratic candidate,Creigh Deeds. Unlike Democrats across the country in 2008,the state senator is keeping a very loose grip on the president’s coat-tails.
"Frankly,a lot of what’s going on in Washington has made it very tough,"he said at a recent forum,adding that voters were "just uncomfortable with the spending,they were uncomfortable with a lot of what was going on".
Mr Obama has made only one appearance with Mr Deeds,and will probably make just one more before polling day. The Democrat is trailing his Republican rival,Bob McDonnell,by nine points in a poll published in the Washington Post last week.
Mr Deeds,51,may have earned the displeasure of the White House with his honesty,but no one has contradicted his assessment that Mr Obama’s massive stimulus bill,and the cost of proposed health care and energy reforms,have raised concern among Virginians.
We can see,actions speak louder than works. The word is WASTE. This president has spent more money in nine months than all of the presidents combined,and we're still floundering. There is so much waste with this guy that giving him any more control would not only bankrupt the country,but kill his own people at the same time with unqualified health care.
Obama will most likely prove a liability for any Democrat running for office in the near future. As did Bush prove a liability for the Republicans. Sadly,if the Democrats ARE all voted our what will we have then? The OTHER party. And therein lies fhe sad truth of our existence.Two parties. All we really do when we go to the polls is perpetuate a game of 'musical chairs'. We go with the Democrats until they make us mad then we go with the Republicans until they make us mad then it's back to Democrats. Anyone besides me see something very wrong with this picture? We need a clean sweep. Get rid of all the 'seasoned'Dems and Reps. It's time we gave some Independents a chance. I doubt they could be any worse.