A piece on the statewide political races I penned for Richmond.com is up.
Purists in both parties have seemed less than happy with the careful campaigns of the two candidates, which have both sought to portray their man as the more genuine moderate, whatever that might be.
However, the two camps have consistently disagreed over how to deal with Virginia’s transportation problems. Deeds has said he’ll come up with a bipartisan plan, working with the General Assembly, after he’s elected. He has not ruled out targeted tax increases to get the job done. McDonnell has offered a patchwork plan to come up with money for roads, without raising taxes. But it seems that plan, which even some of his supporters call unrealistic, matters much less than his trumpeted promise to not raise taxes, no how.
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