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  Democrats face defeat in Virginia as Barack Obama becomes liability
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Last Editedkal  Oct 12, 2009 05:52pm
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News DateMonday, October 12, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionJust nine months into his presidency, Mr Obama has proved more of a hindrance than a help to the Democratic candidate, Creigh Deeds. Unlike Democrats across the country in 2008, the state senator is keeping a very loose grip on the president's coat-tails.

"Frankly, a lot of what's going on in Washington has made it very tough," he said at a recent forum, adding that voters were "just uncomfortable with the spending, they were uncomfortable with a lot of what was going on".

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