Words and Deeds

Election '09: Low turnout among African-Americans and defections by prominent black leaders hurt Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia | Emily Belz

Associated Press/Photo by Jacquelyn Martin

WASHINGTON—Creigh Deeds is a Democrat from a white town in the Allegheny Mountains. He is a bit gaffe-prone, and Democrats describe him as bland. But he surprised the establishment by defeating celebrity candidates like Terry McAuliffe in the Democratic primary to take the nomination for governor, winning as the moderate among the bunch. Many assumed he would do well against Republican Bob McDonnell one year after Democrat Barack Obama carried the state in his presidential campaign.

Deeds lost to McDonnell in the 2005 race for attorney general by a few hundred votes. He lost again to McDonnell Nov. 3—but this time by about 300,000 votes in the race for governor. McDonnell won by wooing independent voters. But Deeds also lost because he didn't enthuse base voters who provided Democrats with victories in recent presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial races.

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