Well, everyone has been saying Creigh Deeds was one more attack ad away from blowing this race wide open.

Oh, wait, that’s not what everyone has been saying; other Democrats have been begging him to stop harping on the thesis, use something besides negative ads, and articulate a positive message that lays out to voters what he would do as governor. Those who know Deeds insist he’s an extremely likeable guy, but he’s running a campaign that would make Willie Stark cringe. What’s more, Deeds is coming across to the electorate as a guy who just doesn’t have that much to say about the state’s problems, other than the importance of never writing a controversial thesis.

The most recent ad “Dedication” is, by my count, the 14th negative ad Deeds has run in this campaign. The Deeds campaign has run six positive ads.