"McDonnell Trying to Perform a Political Makeover"

Bob McDonnell is trying real hard to look "moderate," but we Democrats aren't buying it. Here's what I just received from DPVA communications director Jared Leopold on "McDonnell Trying to Perform a Political Makeover."

"Bob McDonnell has spent his whole campaign trying to perform a political makeover from his record of extreme positions. While Bob tries to build a bridge to moderates in his own party, Creigh Deeds has a long record of working across party lines to deliver results for Virginians.

"The facts are clear: Bob McDonnell has spent the last decade trying to block the progress that Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have made for Virginia. McDonnell voted against Gov. Warner's bipartisan budget, which made Virginia the best state for business and saved our AAA bond rating. McDonnell said no to $125 million in federal funds to put unemployed Virginians back to work. And McDonnell continues to run from his far-right social agenda of opposing stem cell research and blocking a woman's right to choose, even in the case of rape and incest.

"As Senator Warner said last week, McDonnell 'was part of that no camp that didn't move Virginia forward.' [WSLS-TV, 6/1/09, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZRj1g12iA]

"Creigh Deeds is what he always has been: an authentic, common-sense leader with a long record of working across party lines to get things done," Leopold continued. "Unlike Bob, Creigh doesn't need a political makeover to be a common-sense Virginia leader."