McDonnell win based on economy
That Republican Bob McDonnell won the governor’s race in Virginia was not a surprise. He ran a well-managed campaign focused on boosting business and growing jobs. And he wound up topping Democrat R. Creigh Deeds by 17 percentage points in a race that turned decidedly negative.
So how to win in Virginia? Much has been made of the commonwealth’s 32-year pattern of electing a governor from the party opposite of the president. We think it’s much more simple. Skip the negative ads and look instead for a message that appeals…
