Who Will Win the Virginia Governors Race?

The Virginia governors race between Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell is starting to heat up as election day draws closer. According to polls, its appears as though McDonnell will win the election. Although I think that Deeds is better suited for the position, I agree with the polls, and believe McDonnell will be victorious. While both candidates have plans and ideas for improvement, McDonnell's ideas are more clear and have been more clearly addressed. Deeds' poor public speaking gives the public the idea that he is unprepared to deal with the problems that Virginia is facing. Transportation is one of the biggest issues that the state is facing. McDonnell has a specific and aggressive plan to deal with the problem while Deeds currently has no established plan. This hurts Deeds. Ultimately, the biggest factor in the election is that Virginia is a Republican state, thus the Republican candidate already has an advantage. In order for Deeds to overcome the advantage that McDonnell has, he needs to really push Obama's presidency and his ideas similar to those of Obama. He has failed to do this. Bob McDonnell's victory in the Virginia governors race won't be because he is a better candidate than Creigh Deeds, but because Deeds failed to express his ideas and goals to the public.