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[[Image:000deeds.jpg‎|right|150px|]]'''Robert Creigh Deeds''' (born January 4, 1958) is a member of the [[Virginia]] Senate and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 election, in which he was defeated by [[Republican]] [[Bob McDonnell]]. Deeds unsuccessfully ran for Attorney General in 2005.  

[[Image:000deeds.jpg‎|right|150px|]]'''Robert Creigh Deeds''' (born January 4, 1958) is a member of the [[Virginia]] Senate and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia in the 2009 election, in which he was defeated by [[Republican]] [[Bob McDonnell]]; Deeds also ran unsuccessfully against McDonnell for Attorney General in 2005, though in a much closer race.  

Spurning pleas from President Obama, former Virginia Governor [[Douglas Wilder]] refused to endorse Deeds, taking issue with the candidate's willingness to raise taxes in a weak economy. Wilder, the first black governor, carries great weight with Virginia's African American population.  Blacks will vote for Deeds, but Wilder's refusal may lower their turnout rate, which was quite high in 2008.<ref> See [http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/25/wilder-to-deeds-thats-not-leadership/ "Wilder on Deeds: 'That's Not Leadership'" ''Washington Times'' Sept. 25, 2009]</ref>

Spurning pleas from President Obama, former Virginia Governor [[Douglas Wilder]] refused to endorse Deeds, taking issue with the candidate's willingness to raise taxes in a weak economy. Wilder, the first black governor, carries great weight with Virginia's African American population.  Blacks will vote for Deeds, but Wilder's refusal may lower their turnout rate, which was quite high in 2008.<ref> See [http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/25/wilder-to-deeds-thats-not-leadership/ "Wilder on Deeds: 'That's Not Leadership'" ''Washington Times'' Sept. 25, 2009]</ref>