Senate Democratic Caucus Chairwoman Mary Margaret Whipple hosted Senator Deeds at her home on Sunday for a meet and greet with Arlington Democrats. Lowell at Raising Kaine [1] had this to say:

Creigh started by emphasizing the importance of the 2008 elections. Creigh stressed the possibility of Virginia voting Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, the need to NOT take the election of Mark Warner for granted...So, that's the first priority - winning Virginia for Barack Obama, Mark Warner, and as many Democratic congressional candidates as possible in 2008.

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In the context of investing in clean/green energy technology, Creigh noted that the investment and jobs would go somewhere in the world, somewhere in the United States, and there's no reason it shouldn't be right here in Virginia. Creigh talked about how North Carolina's research triangle started over 40 years ago with an initial investment of just $1 million. Then, people scoffed at the idea that this would ever amount to much. Today, the North Carolina research triangle has created hundreds of billions of dollars in value (and god knows how many jobs). Creigh noted that Virginia has top-notch research universities, and that we can do the same thing here for clean tech, energy research, etc.

Creigh also talked about the importance of having the best educated workforce here in Virginia, and more broadly of the need for government investment in infrastructure - education, transportation, etc. Creigh said he's running for governor in large part to deal with these crucial infrastructure issues - transportation, energy, and education.