Democrat candidate for Governor Creigh Deeds (standing at left) visited the valley over the weekend, meeting supporters in Salem and greeting canvassers Saturday morning in the rain at Lakewood Park. In Vinton, Deeds and state party chair Dick Cranwell talked to patrons at the McDonald’s on Hardy Road. Cranwell is a long time Vinton resident and the former majority leader in the Virginia House of Delegates. Deeds currently trails Republican candidate Bob McDonnell in the polls.