White House: Deeds Should've Listened to Us

This WaPo article today is pretty damning:

A senior administration official said Deeds badly erred on several fronts, including not doing a better job of coordinating with the White House. "I understood in the beginning why there was some reluctance to run all around the state with Barack Obama," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak candidly about the race. "You don't do that in Virginia. But when you consider the African American turnout that they need, and then when you consider as well they've got a huge problem with surge voters, younger voters, we were just a natural for them."

A second administration official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said: "Obama, Kaine and others had drawn a road map to victory in Virginia. Deeds chose another path." (Emphasis added)

Ouch. Well, he's certainly taken some kind of path. Don't get me wrong, I still completely support Creigh and believe he's the better candidate; but watching the Deeds campaign has been like watching a Redskins game.