Virginia_NP1 Governor-Elect_NNB Bob_NP1 McDonnell_NP1 After_II eight_MC years_NNT2 with_IW a_AT1 Democratic_JJ governor_NN1 ,_, Virginia_NP1 is_VBZ now_RT firmly_RR back_RP in_II the_AT red_NN1 ._. 
Voters_NN2 in_II the_AT state_NN1 elected_VVN former_DA Attorney_NN1 General_NNB Bob_NP1 McDonnell_NP1 on_II Nov._NPM1 3_MC ,_, beating_VVG State_NN1 Senator_NNB Creigh_NP1 Deeds_NN2 59%_NNU to_II 41%_NNU ._. 
McDonnell_NP1 won_VVD over_RP voters_NN2 who_PNQS just_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ago_RA voted_VVD for_IF Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 ,_, the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 the_AT state_NN1 had_VHD supported_VVN a_AT1 Democratic_JJ presidential_JJ candidate_NN1 since_CS the_AT 1960s_MC2 ._. 
The_AT off-year_JJ election_NN1 is_VBZ considered_VVN a_AT1 bellwether_VV0 for_IF voter_NN1 attitudes_NN2 towards_II the_AT President_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE policies_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT results_NN2 are_VBR not_XX encouraging_JJ for_IF Obama_NP1 :_: McDonnell_NP1 ,_, 55_MC ,_, entered_VVD election_NN1 day_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 double-digit_JJ lead_NN1 ._. 
McDonnell_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS campaigned_VVD on_II a_AT1 platform_NN1 of_IO job_NN1 creation_NN1 and_CC low_JJ taxes_NN2 ,_, may_VM have_VHI even_RR greater_JJR things_NN2 ahead_RL :_: The_AT Virginian-Pilot_NP1 newspaper_NN1 has_VHZ gone_VVN as_CS31 far_CS32 as_CS33 to_TO put_VVI him_PPHO1 on_II a_AT1 short_JJ list_NN1 of_IO vice_JJ presidential_JJ candidates_NN2 for_IF 2012_MC ._. 
(_( See_VV0 pictures_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 's_GE reaction_NN1 to_II Obama_NP1 's_GE presidential_JJ victory_NN1 ._. )_) 
Fast_JJ Facts_NN2 :_: Born_JJ June_NPM1 15_MC ,_, 1954_MC in_II Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, the_AT oldest_JJT of_IO five_MC children_NN2 in_II a_AT1 Democratic_JJ Irish_JJ Catholic_JJ family_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE mother_NN1 worked_VVN at_II Mount_NNL1 Vernon_NP1 ,_, the_AT historic_JJ home_NN1 of_IO George_NP1 Washington_NP1 ;_; his_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 Air_NN1 Force_NN1 officer_NN1 ._. 
Has_VHZ been_VBN married_JJ 32_MC years_NNT2 to_II Maureen_NP1 McDonnell_NP1 and_CC has_VHZ five_MC children_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA ;_; his_APPGE oldest_JJT daughter_NN1 Jeanine_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 Iraq_NP1 war_NN1 veteran_NN1 ._. 
Served_VVN 21_MC years_NNT2 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 Army_NN1 and_CC reserves_NN2 ,_, retiring_VVG as_II a_AT1 lieutenant_NN1 colonel_NN1 in_II 1997_MC ._. 
Graduated_VVN from_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO Notre_NP1 Dame_NP1 in_II 1976_MC with_IW a_AT1 degree_NN1 in_II business_NN1 management_NN1 ;_; While_CS serving_VVG in_II Germany_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 earned_VVD a_AT1 Masters_NN2 of_IO Science_NN1 in_II Business_NN1 Administration_NN1 (_( MSBA_NP1 )_) at_II Boston_NP1 University_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 later_RRR received_VVD a_AT1 law_NN1 degree_NN1 and_CC master_NN1 's_GE degree_NN1 in_II public_JJ policy_NN1 from_II Regent_NP1 University_NN1 in_II Virginia_NP1 Beach_NP1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ the_AT business_NN1 manager_NN1 for_IF American_JJ Hospital_NN1 Supply_NN1 Corporation_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 a_AT1 Fortune_NN1 500_MC health_NN1 care_NN1 company_NN1 from_II 1981_MC to_II 1985_MC ._. 
Interned_VVN on_II Capitol_NP1 Hill_NP1 with_IW the_AT House_NN1 Republican_NN1 Policy_NN1 Committee_NN1 while_CS attending_VVG law_NN1 school_NN1 ._. 
After_II graduating_VVG in_II 1989_MC ,_, began_VVD work_NN1 as_II a_AT1 prosecutor_NN1 in_II Virginia_NP1 Beach_NP1 ._. 
Entered_VVD Virginia_NP1 's_GE legislature_NN1 ,_, the_AT General_JJ Assembly_NN1 ,_, in_II 1992_MC as_II a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT Virginia_NP1 House_NN1 of_IO Delegates_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 served_VVD a_AT1 total_NN1 of_IO 14_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT 2009_MC election_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD time_NNT1 McDonnell_NP1 and_CC Deeds_NN2 have_VH0 faced_VVN off_RP :_: McDonnell_NP1 ran_VVD against_II and_CC defeated_VVD the_AT Democrat_NN1 by_II just_RR 360_MC votes_NN2 in_II the_AT 2005_MC election_NN1 for_IF state_NN1 Attorney_NN1 General_JJ ._. 
As_CSA attorney_NN1 General_JJ ,_, McDonnell_NP1 won_VVD all_DB nine_MC cases_NN2 argued_VVN before_II the_AT U.S._NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 ,_, from_II 2006_MC to_II early_RR 2009_MC ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 left_VVD to_TO pursue_VVI his_APPGE gubernatorial_JJ bid_NN1 ._. 
In_II August_NPM1 2009_MC ,_, The_AT Washington_NP1 Post_NN1 unearthed_VVD a_AT1 graduate_NN1 thesis_NN1 he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD in_II 1989_MC while_CS at_II Regent_NP1 University_NN1 that_CST showed_VVD the_AT younger_JJR McDonnell_NP1 as_CSA far_RG more_RGR conservative_JJ on_II social_JJ issues_NN2 than_CSN his_APPGE campaign_NN1 positions_NN2 indicated_VVD ._. 
The_AT 93-page_JJ thesis_NN1 ,_, titled_VVN The_AT Republican_NN1 Party_NN1 's_GE Vision_NN1 for_IF the_AT Family_NN1 :_: The_AT Compelling_JJ Issue_NN1 of_IO the_AT Decade_NNT1 includes_VVZ a_AT1 section_NN1 in_II which_DDQ he_PPHS1 describes_VVZ feminists_NN2 and_CC working_VVG women_NN2 as_CSA "_" detrimental_JJ "_" to_II family_NN1 values_NN2 ,_, and_CC recommending_VVG that_DD1 government_NN1 policy_NN1 favor_VV0 married_JJ couples_NN2 over_II "_" cohabitators_NN2 ,_, homosexuals_NN2 or_CC fornicators_NN2 ._. "_" 
McDonnell_NP1 defended_VVD his_APPGE paper_NN1 ,_, saying_VVG the_AT work_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX reflective_JJ of_IO his_APPGE views_NN2 today_RT ._. 
(_( Watch_VV0 TIME_NNT1 's_GE video_NN1 "_" Voters_NN2 '_GE Voices_NN2 :_: Virginia_NP1 ._. "_" )_) 
Quotes_NN2 by_II :_: "_" My_APPGE promise_NN1 to_II you_PPY as_II governor_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO strengthen_VVI the_AT free-enterprise_JJ system_NN1 ,_, to_TO create_VVI more_DAR jobs_NN2 and_CC opportunity_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 every_AT1 Virginian_NN1 can_VM use_VVI their_APPGE God-given_JJ talents_NN2 to_TO pursue_VVI the_AT American_JJ dream_NN1 and_CC liberty_NN1 here_RL in_II this_DD1 great_JJ commonwealth_NN1 ._. "_" 
--_NN1 At_II a_AT1 rally_NN1 shortly_RR after_II winner_NN1 the_AT governor_NN1 's_GE race_NN1 (_( Washington_NP1 Post_NN1 ,_, Nov._NPM1 3_MC ,_, 2009_MC )_) "_" I_PPIS1 have_VH0 made_VVN the_AT national_JJ issues_NN2 an_AT1 issue_NN1 in_II this_DD1 race_NN1 ._. "_" 
--_NN1 To_II a_AT1 CNN_NP1 reporter_NN1 ,_, on_II how_RRQ Virginia_NP1 's_GE governor_NN1 race_NN1 signifies_VVZ national_JJ politics_NN1 ;_; his_APPGE campaign_NN1 attempted_VVD to_TO nationalize_VVI the_AT race_NN1 by_II linking_VVG Deeds_NN2 to_II a_AT1 Democratic_JJ Congress_NN1 (_( CNN_NP1 ,_, Oct._NPM1 25_MC ,_, 2009_MC )_) "_" Virginians_NN2 will_VM judge_VVI me_PPIO1 on_II my_APPGE 18-year_JJ record_NN1 as_II a_AT1 legislator_NN1 and_CC Attorney_NN1 General_JJ and_CC the_AT specific_JJ plans_NN2 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 laid_VVN out_RP for_IF our_APPGE future_JJ --_NN1 not_XX on_II a_AT1 decades-old_JJ academic_JJ paper_NN1 I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD as_II a_AT1 student_NN1 during_II the_AT Reagan_NP1 era_NN1 and_CC have_VH0 n't_XX thought_VVN about_II in_II years_NNT2 ._. 
Like_II everybody_PN1 ,_, my_APPGE views_NN2 on_II many_DA2 issues_NN2 have_VH0 changed_VVN as_CSA I_PPIS1 have_VH0 gotten_VVN older_JJR ._. "_" 
--_NN1 In_II a_AT1 public_JJ statement_NN1 that_CST ran_VVD in_II several_DA2 newspapers_NN2 in_II August_NPM1 ,_, in_II31 response_II32 to_II33 the_AT Post_NN1 's_GE story_NN1 on_II his_APPGE controversial_JJ thesis_NN1 attacking_VVG feminists_NN2 ,_, homosexuals_NN2 and_CC unmarried_JJ couples_NN2 he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD as_II a_AT1 34-year-old_JJ student_NN1 at_II Regent_NP1 University_NN1 "_" For_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO have_VHI my_APPGE daughter_NN1 over_RP in_II Iraq_NP1 ,_, flying_VVG around_RP in_II a_AT1 Blackhawk_NN1 ,_, dodging_VVG bullets_NN2 in_II a_AT1 convoy_NN1 when_RRQ we_PPIS2 were_VBDR running_VVG against_II each_PPX221 other_PPX222 in_II 2005_MC ,_, and_CC for_IF my_APPGE daughters_NN2 to_TO be_VBI encouraged_VVN by_II me_PPIO1 to_TO gain_VVI master_NN1 's_GE degrees_NN2 --_NN1 for_IF him_PPHO1 to_TO suggest_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 somehow_RR do_VD0 n't_XX support_VVI women_NN2 in_II the_AT workplace_NN1 is_VBZ insulting_JJ ._. "_" 
--_NN1 In_II31 response_II32 to_II33 attacks_NN2 by_II his_APPGE Democratic_JJ opponent_NN1 ,_, Creigh_VV0 Deeds_NN2 ,_, on_II his_APPGE controversial_JJ thesis_NN1 (_( ABC_NP1 News_NN1 ,_, Aug._NPM1 31_MC ,_, 2009_MC )_) "_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 conservative_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 never_RR pretended_VVN to_TO be_VBI anything_PN1 else_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 in_II limited_JJ government_NN1 and_CC keeping_VVG taxes_NN2 and_CC regulation_NN1 and_CC litigation_NN1 low_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 the_AT traditional_JJ values_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 been_VBN broadly_RR embraced_VVN by_II our_APPGE society_NN1 are_VBR good_JJ ._. "_" 
--_NN1 Explaining_VVG his_APPGE platform_NN1 in_II the_AT runup_NN1 to_II the_AT Nov._NPM1 3_MC elections_NN2 (_( Virginian_JJ Pilot_NN1 ,_, Oct._NPM1 17_MC ,_, 2009_MC )_) (_( Read_NP1 "_" Virginia_NP1 Race_NN1 Gives_VVZ Republicans_NN2 a_AT1 Blueprint_NN1 for_IF Success_NN1 ._. "_" )_) 
Virginia_NP1 Race_NN1 Gives_VVZ Republicans_NN2 a_AT1 Blueprint_NN1 for_IF Success_NN1 By_II Jay_NP1 Newton-Small_JJ /_FO Leesburg_NP1 ,_, Va_FW ._. 
Tuesday_NPD1 Tuesday_NPD1 ,_, Nov._NPM1 03_MC ,_, 2009_MC On_II the_AT Sunday_NPD1 before_II a_AT1 pivotal_JJ election_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 few_DA2 hundred_NNO supporters_NN2 have_VH0 gathered_VVN to_TO hear_VVI their_APPGE nominee_NN1 speak_VV0 ._. 
For_IF many_DA2 in_II the_AT excited_JJ crowd_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ their_APPGE first_MD political_JJ event_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 one_PN1 feels_VVZ big_JJ because_CS the_AT whole_JJ country_NN1 is_VBZ paying_VVG attention_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 change_NN1 in_II the_AT attitude_NN1 :_: people_NN are_VBR fed_JJ21 up_JJ22 with_IW Washington_NP1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Lisa_NP1 Manser_NP1 ,_, 42_MC ,_, a_AT1 Leesburg_NP1 ,_, Va._NP1 ,_, teacher_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD knocked_VVN on_II doors_NN2 as_II a_AT1 campaign_NN1 volunteer_NN1 for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II her_APPGE life_NN1 earlier_RRR that_DD1 day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT candidates_NN2 arrive_VV0 and_CC the_AT speeches_NN2 begin_VV0 ._. 
One_PN1 riles_VVZ the_AT crowd_NN1 up_RP with_IW a_AT1 chant_NN1 ,_, "_" Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM !_! "_" 
Another_DD1 gets_VVZ them_PPHO2 going_VVG with_IW the_AT old_JJ Kerry_NP1 campaign_NN1 slogan_NN1 ,_, "_" Help_NN1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT way_NN1 !_! "_" 
He_PPHS1 continues_VVZ :_: "_" When_RRQ we_PPIS2 're_VBR done_VDN and_CC the_AT polls_NN2 close_VV0 ,_, change_NN1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT way_NN1 !_! 
But_CCB unlike_JJ change_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 've_VH0 seen_VVN in_II the_AT past_NN1 this_DD1 is_VBZ change_NN1 you_PPY can_VM hope_VVI for_IF !_! "_" 
(_( Watch_VV0 a_AT1 video_NN1 about_II how_RRQ Virginians_NN2 voted_VVN in_II the_AT 2008_MC presidential_JJ election_NN1 ._. )_) 
The_AT scene_NN1 may_VM seem_VVI eerily_RR familiar_JJ ,_, especially_RR since_CS the_AT rally_NN1 was_VBDZ held_VVN in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 the_AT very_JJ offices_NN2 Barack_VV0 Obama_NP1 's_GE campaign_NN1 used_VVD last_MD year_NNT1 in_II this_DD1 northwest_ND1 Virginia_NP1 town_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT rally_NN1 in_II Leesburg_NP1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 was_VBDZ for_IF the_AT Republican_NN1 gubernatorial_JJ nominee_NN1 Bob_NP1 McDonnell_NP1 ;_; the_AT speakers_NN2 included_VVD attorney_NN1 general_JJ nominee_NN1 Ken_NP1 Cuccinelli_NP1 (_( the_AT leader_NN1 of_IO the_AT "_" Yes_UH ,_, we_PPIS2 can_VM "_" chant_NN1 )_) and_CC Lieutenant_NNB Governor_NP1 Bill_NP1 Bolling_NP1 (_( "_" Help_NN1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT way_NN1 "_" )_) ._. 
And_CC while_CS the_AT tone_NN1 may_VM have_VHI sounded_VVN reminiscent_JJ of_IO Obama_NP1 's_GE stirring_JJ rallies_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 year_NNT1 ago_RA ,_, the_AT platform_NN1 could_VM n't_XX have_VHI been_VBN more_RGR conservative_JJ ._. 
"_" This_DD1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 campaign_NN1 of_IO ideas_NN2 ,_, on_II innovation_NN1 ,_, on_II a_AT1 positive_JJ uplifting_JJ vision_NN1 for_IF the_AT future_NN1 of_IO Virginia_NP1 ,_, "_" McDonnell_NP1 told_VVD the_AT crowd_NN1 ._. 
"_" And_CC what_DDQ we_PPIS2 need_VV0 you_PPY to_TO do_VDI is_VBZ go_NN1 find_VV0 those_DD2 people_NN who_PNQS believe_VV0 in_II these_DD2 limited_JJ conservative_JJ principles_NN2 that_CST we_PPIS2 've_VH0 laid_VVN out_RP in_II the_AT last_MD six_MC months_NNT2 ,_, that_CST believe_VV0 free_JJ enterprise_NN1 and_CC the_AT private_JJ sector_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT key_NN1 to_II economic_JJ prosperity_NN1 ._. "_" 
For_IF all_DB the_AT talk_NN1 of_IO Republican_NN1 chaos_NN1 and_CC infighting_NN1 in_II this_DD1 off-year_NNT1 election_NN1 ,_, the_AT GOP_NN1 in_II Virginia_NP1 seems_VVZ to_TO have_VHI found_VVN the_AT formula_NN1 for_IF unifying_VVG its_APPGE party_NN1 and_CC delivering_VVG a_AT1 winning_JJ message_NN1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT polls_NN2 are_VBR accurate_JJ ,_, McDonnell_NP1 could_VM walk_VVI off_RP with_IW a_AT1 double-digit_JJ victory_NN1 over_II Democratic_JJ nominee_NN1 Creigh_NN1 Deeds_NN2 in_II Tuesday_NPD1 's_GE election_NN1 --_NN1 this_DD1 in_II a_AT1 state_NN1 that_CST only_RR a_AT1 year_NNT1 ago_RA was_VBDZ declared_VVN to_TO be_VBI trending_VVG blue_JJ ._. 
And_CC across_II the_AT Potomac_NP1 ,_, Washington_NP1 is_VBZ paying_VVG attention_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT independent_JJ electorate_NN1 in_II our_APPGE state_NN1 has_VHZ indicated_VVN in_II a_AT1 very_RG strong_JJ way_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 believe_VV0 the_AT vision_NN1 that_CST Bob_NP1 McDonnell_NP1 is_VBZ out_RP there_RL promoting_VVG is_VBZ one_PN1 that_CST satisfies_VVZ what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR feeling_VVG right_RR now_RT ,_, "_" says_VVZ Representative_JJ Eric_NP1 Cantor_NP1 of_IO Virginia_NP1 ,_, the_AT No._NN1 2_MC House_NN1 Republican_NN1 ._. 
McDonnell_NP1 is_VBZ as_RG conservative_JJ as_CSA they_PPHS2 come_VV0 :_: pro-life_JJ ,_, pro-gun_NN1 ,_, antitax_VV0 ,_, pro-small_JJ government_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB from_II the_AT get-go_JJ his_APPGE central_JJ message_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN about_II jobs_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_DD1 has_VHZ helped_VVN him_PPHO1 come_VVI across_II as_RG less_RGR threatening_JJ to_II moderates_NN2 and_CC independents_NN2 in_II the_AT state_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 certainly_RR have_VH0 our_APPGE own_DA &lsqb;_( intra-party_NN1 &rsqb;_) food_NN1 fights_VVZ here_RL ,_, "_" says_VVZ Phil_NP1 Coz_NP1 ,_, McDonnell_NP1 's_GE campaign_NN1 manager_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB it_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX take_VVI a_AT1 genius_NN1 to_TO understand_VVI that_CST jobs_NN2 and_CC the_AT economy_NN1 were_VBDR the_AT No._NN1 1_MC1 issue_NN1 from_II Day_NNT1 One_PN1 ._. "_" 
(_( See_VV0 an_AT1 Election_NN1 Day_NP1 primer_NN1 ._. )_) 
So_RR how_RRQ did_VDD Republicans_NN2 manage_VVI to_TO dominate_VVI on_II economic_JJ issues_NN2 after_II two_MC cycles_NN2 of_IO losing_VVG --_NN1 often_RR by_II double_JJ digits_NN2 --_NN1 on_II their_APPGE handling_NN1 of_IO the_AT economy_NN1 ?_? 
Part_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 was_VBDZ simply_RR keeping_VVG that_DD1 focus_NN1 on_II jobs_NN2 ,_, and_CC not_XX allowing_VVG itself_PPX1 to_TO get_VVI sidetracked_VVN by_II social_JJ or_CC cultural_JJ issues_NN2 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, when_CS the_AT economy_NN1 is_VBZ bad_JJ ,_, grass-roots_NN2 anger_VV0 at_II whomever_PNQV is_VBZ in_II power_NN1 can_VM be_VBI a_AT1 powerful_JJ weapon_NN1 ,_, and_CC populist_JJ ,_, pro-change_JJ rhetoric_NN1 always_RR sounds_VVZ good_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 Republican_NN1 base_NN1 riled_VVD up_RP by_II Obama_NP1 's_GE ambitious_JJ agenda_NN1 also_RR helped_VVN ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR just_RR motivated_VVN by_II the_AT current_JJ political_JJ environment_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Jonathan_NP1 Rogers_NP1 ,_, 25_MC ,_, a_AT1 military_JJ officer_NN1 who_PNQS went_VVD to_II the_AT rally_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 Marissa_NP1 ._. 
"_" At_II the_AT federal_JJ level_NN1 there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 that_CST it_PPH1 seems_VVZ are_VBR being_VBG rammed_VVN down_RP the_AT throat_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ way_NN1 to_TO change_VVI that_DD1 is_VBZ to_TO work_VVI at_II the_AT state_NN1 and_CC local_JJ level_NN1 and_CC work_VV0 your_APPGE way_NN1 back_NN1 up_RP ._. "_" 
Just_RR as_RG important_JJ to_II McDonnell_NP1 's_GE success_NN1 was_VBDZ his_APPGE decision_NN1 to_TO emulate_VVI Obama_NP1 in_II running_VVG a_AT1 largely_RR positive_JJ campaign_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ often_RR critical_JJ of_IO Obama_NP1 and_CC congressional_JJ Democrats_NN2 '_GE policies_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 refused_VVD to_TO take_VVI Deeds_NN2 head-on_RR ._. 
Even_CS21 when_CS22 Deeds_NN2 tried_VVD to_TO make_VVI an_AT1 issue_NN1 of_IO McDonnell_NP1 's_GE master_NN1 's_GE thesis_NN1 ,_, the_AT Republican_NN1 skillfully_RR deflected_VVD the_AT attack_NN1 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 1989_MC thesis_NN1 for_IF Regent_NP1 University_NN1 ,_, McDonnell_NP1 had_VHD argued_VVN that_CST working_VVG women_NN2 were_VBDR "_" detrimental_JJ "_" to_II family_NN1 and_CC that_CST the_AT government_NN1 should_VM favor_VVI married_JJ couples_NN2 over_II "_" homosexuals_NN2 or_CC fornicators_NN2 ._. "_" 
McDonnell_NP1 fought_VVD back_RP ,_, saying_VVG he_PPHS1 's_VBZ changed_VVN his_APPGE views_NN2 since_II writing_VVG the_AT 20-year-old_JJ document_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 began_VVD featuring_VVG his_APPGE three_MC daughters_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 an_AT1 Iraq_NP1 war_NN1 veteran_NN1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE commercials_NN2 and_CC made_VVD a_AT1 big_JJ push_NN1 with_IW women_NN2 's_GE events_NN2 ._. 
And_CC in_II the_AT latest_JJT Washington_NP1 Post_NN1 poll_NN1 ,_, McDonnell_NP1 led_VVD Deeds_NN2 by_II seven_MC percentage_NN1 points_NN2 as_RG more_RGR trusted_JJ to_TO handle_VVI women_NN2 's_GE issues_NN2 ._. 
The_AT negative_JJ attacks_NN2 hurt_VV0 Deeds_NN2 ,_, especially_RR among_II Obama_NP1 Republicans_NN2 ,_, says_VVZ Joseph_NP1 Taylor_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 19-year-old_JJ economics_NN1 major_NN1 at_II George_NP1 Mason_NP1 University_NN1 who_PNQS made_VVD more_DAR than_CSN 400_MC calls_NN2 for_IF McDonnell_NP1 on_II Sunday_NPD1 ._. 
"_" A_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO the_AT folks_NN2 I_PPIS1 spoke_VVD to_II still_RR like_II Obama_NP1 even_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 take_VV0 issue_NN1 with_IW some_DD of_IO the_AT things_NN2 that_CST he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN doing_VDG ,_, "_" Taylor_NP1 said_VVD before_II the_AT Leesburg_NP1 rally_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB the_AT overall_JJ sense_NN1 of_IO why_RRQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR moving_VVG toward_II McDonnell_NP1 is_VBZ because_CS he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN running_VVG a_AT1 positive_JJ campaign_NN1 ._. 
Whereas_CS Deeds_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN just_RR nasty_JJ ._. "_" 
Off-year_JJ elections_NN2 always_RR see_VV0 a_AT1 bit_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 backlash_NN1 :_: the_AT Democrats_NN2 lost_VVD the_AT Virginia_NP1 statehouse_NN1 in_II 1997_MC ,_, while_CS Bush_NP1 's_GE GOP_NN1 candidate_NN1 was_VBDZ defeated_VVN in_II 2001_MC ._. 
Oftentimes_RR that_DD1 backlash_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX impact_NN1 the_AT next_MD elections_NN2 :_: in_II 1998_MC the_AT Democrats_NN2 picked_VVD up_RP five_MC seats_NN2 in_II the_AT House_NN1 ,_, and_CC Bush_NP1 picked_VVD up_RP eight_MC House_NN1 seats_NN2 and_CC two_MC Senate_NN1 seats_NN2 in_II 2002_MC ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR typically_RR useful_JJ petri_NN2 dishes_NN2 for_IF experimenting_VVG with_IW all_DB kinds_NN2 of_IO messaging_NN1 and_CC new_JJ technologies_NN2 ._. 
In_II 2001_MC ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, Karl_NP1 Rove_VV0 test-drove_NN1 most_DAT of_IO the_AT components_NN2 that_CST would_VM help_VVI the_AT GOP_NN1 expand_VV0 its_APPGE majorities_NN2 the_AT next_MD year_NNT1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 techniques_NN2 for_IF compiling_VVG voter_NN1 lists_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE 72-hour_JJ get-out-the-vote_JJ blitz_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 around_RP ,_, though_CS ,_, the_AT Obama_NP1 campaign_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN oddly_RR absent_JJ in_II Virginia_NP1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY 'd_VHD searched_VVN for_IF an_AT1 event_NN1 in_II northern_JJ Virginia_NP1 on_II mybarackobama.com_NNU last_MD week_NNT1 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM have_VHI gotten_VVN 72_MC matches_NN2 :_: five_MC events_NN2 for_IF the_AT Democratic_JJ gubernatorial_JJ nominee_NN1 Deeds_NN2 ,_, five_MC for_IF candidates_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 state_NN1 and_CC about_RG 60_MC one-year-anniversary_JJ parties_NN2 for_IF the_AT election_NN1 of_IO Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 ._. 
Charlie_NP1 McKeon_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 senior_JJ systems_NN2 analyst_NN1 at_II AOL_NP1 ,_, spent_VVD much_DA1 of_IO Sunday_NPD1 door-knocking_NN1 for_IF Deeds_NN2 just_RR a_AT1 few_DA2 miles_NNU2 from_II the_AT McDonnell_NP1 rally_NN1 ._. 
Whereas_CS last_MD year_NNT1 the_AT campaign_NN1 offices_NN2 overflowed_VVD with_IW volunteers_NN2 ,_, resources_NN2 and_CC money_NN1 ,_, this_DD1 cycle_NN1 it_PPH1 has_VHZ taken_VVN 200_MC calls_VVZ to_TO produce_VVI just_RR one_MC1 volunteer_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" That_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 once-in-a-lifetime_JJ campaign_NN1 ,_, "_" bemoans_VVZ the_AT 55-year-old_NN1 who_PNQS first_MD experienced_VVD volunteering_VVG on_II last_MD year_NNT1 's_GE Obama_NP1 campaign_NN1 ._. 
