Keith and Howard Fineman: Running to the middle might not be such a good idea for Dems

[polichick]

Maybe that's what we'll get from Deeds' loss ~ if so, it's a good thing!

[Avalux]

1. I agree completely. Enough with the mediocre moderate Dem candidates. n/t

[DrToast]

2. Same problem with Owens from what I've heard about him.

[ej510]

3. People want a sharp contrast.

Never allow repukes to muddy the waters.

[bluethruandthru]

6. That's the truth.

Otherwise people start saying "politicians are all the same anyway".

[angee_is_mad]

4. Running away from Obama

will result in a loss. Remember Obama got progressives, minority, youth, independents and middle of the road repubs.
When you have black folks stating that they were anti-deeds, because deeds was anti-Obama you have a problem.

[AspenRose]

5. Running to the right - Deeds is a conservadem

And McDonnell didn't embrace the Teabagging crazies during the campaign

Perhaps now he can take off the mask and embrace them now that he's pretty much won VA :puke:

[GrantDem]

7. Ted Kennedy: "If Democrats become carbon copies of the opposition, we will lose--and deserve to"

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20020325/newfield

[polichick]

11. That's such a great quote - wish we had more like Senator Kennedy! nt

[AspenRose]

13. Truth

A real republican will beat a fake republican every time

[Cha]

8. Moran or even McAuliff seem like

they would have done better.

Well, if mcdonnell runs Virginia into the fundie ground then they can try again, perhaps.

[ej510]

9. Can they recall him?

[angee_is_mad]

10. at least its only for 2 years

hopefully by that time, dems, youth, independents and moderate repubs will realize what the hell they did (by not voting)and make sure it doesn't happen again.

[Cha]

12. That's amazing to me that it's

only two years!

I thought it was four.