The perception of a negative campaign became so persistent in early October that other Democrats were recommending that Mr. Deeds shift his focus.
And history is not on Mr. Deeds’ side: Virginia’s governor has been from the opposite party as the president since 1977. With the election of President Obama, Democrats won the state for the first time since 1964.
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