Gore hosts fundraiser for Deeds

According to varies news reports, former Vice President Al Gore will be in Virginia this Friday to host a fundraiser for Creigh Deeds in Mclean. This will surely help Deeds win over the more liberal sector of the Democratic Party. Liberal voters will be very important if Deeds has any shot at stopping Bob McDonnell in the next few weeks. Poll after poll has shown that Democratic voters are not as fired up about this election as Republican voters. Deeds needs the help of national Democratic leaders to remind his base how important this election is to the future of Virginia. The last eight years have seen a lot of progress in Commonwealth and it would be a shame if this were reversed if McDonnell were elected. The campaign needs more liberal leaders to come out to areas like northern Virginia to fire up Deeds’ base. While Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Barack Obama may not help out in some areas in Virginia, northern Virginians may respond very well to these leaders. If Deeds can convince the national Democratic leadership to fundraise for him, the campaign might have a real shot at eking out a victory. Time will tell though.

-Nick