McLEAN, Va. -
Democrat Creigh Deeds said in a debate he
sees "a hint of racism" in some of the opposition to President
Barack Obama.
In the second of four gubernatorial race debates against Republican rival Bob McDonnell, Deeds said Thursday that he would hope that the nation is beyond racism.
But when asked by moderator David Gregory of NBC's "Meet The Press," Deeds said he regretted that some of the visceral opposition to the first black president is race-based.
In the first question of the debate, McDonnell was asked about his 1989 college thesis critical of working women, gays and feminists.
And Deeds, in his clearest statement yet on the Democratic cap-and-trade energy bill, said unequivocally he opposes it.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
In the second of four gubernatorial race debates against Republican rival Bob McDonnell, Deeds said Thursday that he would hope that the nation is beyond racism.
But when asked by moderator David Gregory of NBC's "Meet The Press," Deeds said he regretted that some of the visceral opposition to the first black president is race-based.
In the first question of the debate, McDonnell was asked about his 1989 college thesis critical of working women, gays and feminists.
And Deeds, in his clearest statement yet on the Democratic cap-and-trade energy bill, said unequivocally he opposes it.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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