From NewsVirginia.com:

Prospects for a Republican sweep in the state’s marquee races brighten almost by the minute as Democrats struggle against drags at the top of the state and national parties. R. Creigh Deeds and President Barack Obama look like a dating service mismatch, each racing for the door as though fleeing an unwanted goodnight kiss.

Welcome again to the political void, the hue of which changes as regularly as the seasons. A year ago, Obama eased comfortably into the campaign stretch as though it were one of his tailored suits. Now his political cachet has turned threadbare and Deeds’ lost campaign nibbles at what’s left. Even at the apex of his dazzling political game, Obama might have been unable to rescue Deeds from himself. But matters are worse: The president’s coattails, like the emperor’s clothes, are gone.

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