On transportation, Deeds said he would bring lawmakers together during his first year to come up with a solution and criticized McDonnell's plan for diverting money from schools, something Deeds said he would not do.
In a debate that touched on taxes,
gun control, abortion, education and same-sex marriage, it was McDonnell who praised Obama and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), commending the former for championing charter schools and the latter for his handling of the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
Source: Washington Post coverage: 2009 Virginia gubernatorial debate
Jul 25, 2009
