Democrats Primary Is Over In Virginia

Creigh Deeds, won the democratic primary to see who will go head to head with Republican Bob McDonald. In the race for attorney general in 2005, McDonnell won by 360 votes in the closest general election in Virginia history. With McAuliffe having deep pockets and quite a bit of support from the DNC, and Deeds being the low man on the totem pole for the money race, Deeds won by almost double over both candidates......lakotahope

I must note that McAuliffe and Moran were on the anti gun side of this campaign.

Deeds meanwhile has been fending off attacks on at least two gun issues: his opposition to a 1993 law limiting handgun purchases to one a month, and voting in 2008 and again this year to unsuccessfully override Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's veto of legislation banning concealed firearms in bars.

However, Deeds has raised the ire of some gun-rights advocates by urging a compromise to close a loophole in Virginia law that exempts some purchases of fireams at gun shows from a compulsory background check.

Deeds was endorsed for attorney general in 2005 by the National Rifle Association.

The Conservatives in Virginia usually curry the pro-gun vote, but as the Democrats are not pushing this issue, then they remove an argument the Republicans could have used against them. I understand 62 or so Democratic congress members cannot be swayed to swing against the pro-gun stance of many Americans. President Obama mentioned that this would be an issue left alone for another time...... lakotahope