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CNN's Peter Hamby, who first posted the script, says Palin doesn't mention McDonnell to avoid dissuading independent voters from backing him. On the other hand, you probably couldn't ask for a more perfect symbol of Palin's apparent desire to cast GOP victories in tomorrow's elections — particularly the one in New York's 23rd — as referendums on, well, herself. Update : CNN's Hamby has since issued a correction , saying that cleaner audio he obtained reveals she actually called on Virgninians to "vote  

Just days before President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, the White House is sending signals that Deeds's campaign is over, or as tweeted by CNN's Peter Hamby this morning, "keeping it classy by trashing Deeds anonymously." At issue is a Washington Post story headlined "Deeds ignored advice, White House says." Publicly airing complaints that Deeds is a weak candidate, one who didn't embrace key Obama constituencies—especially African  

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is garnering bipartisan support on one key issue. Democrats and Republicans both agree her website is awful. In preparation for her 2010 California Senate race, Fiorina launched carlyforcalifornia.com on Monday.