Virginia Governor's Race 2013 -Who's Gonna Win?

[DINGO Joe]

These results are disconcerting, I was sure Chopra would win. But I forget that racism still exists in Virginia. And Chopra sounds more foreign than Obama. And even worse, didn't Northam try to give control of the Senate to the Republcians? Who voted for him?

Northam won Fairfax county 54-46, and won NoVA overall.  Totally crushed Aneesh in Norfolk.  Aneesh won metro Richmond including Chesterfield, but even Richmond was 58-42.

Doesn't really look like race played a particular role in the vote.

[DINGO Joe]

I normally don't believe polls are wrong, but in this race, I think that Cuccinelli will pull off a huge upset.

If he were running against anyone else, I would not say this, but McAuliffe is such a consensus sleazebag that I've got to think that a number of folks in the middle will gag on him.  Virginia has some moderate Republicans, and they will, in the end, stick with Cuccinelli, only because McAuliffe is a sleazeball. 

McAuliffe is a sleazeball to the point where it is hard to imagine how he will effectively govern.  He will never be able to garner popularity to put forth his own legislative program.  He's damaged goods before he's even elected.  And there's 2 weeks to bring people to see this.  Cuccinelli's baggage is ideological to a point, but McAuliffe's is personal, and it's there for good.

And Cuccinelli doesn't have personal baggage? Doesn't he have the same kind of corruption problems that McDonnell has?

Yeah, he's taken $18,000 in "gifts" from the same company, Star Scientific, that has McDonnell's butt in a sling.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/cuccinelli-discloses-more-gifts-from-star-scientific-ceo/article_9b2bcfc8-ed4c-574c-9746-3fdd387e7ec3.html

And there's this:

http://www.baconsrebellion.com/2013/06/cuccinelli-penguins-and-natural-gas.html

http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_24c925c8-09f9-11e3-935a-0019bb30f31a.html

Lots of reasons to dislike Cooch.  Given all the scandals, it is ironic that McAuliffe will actually be a reformer.

[DINGO Joe]

New Rasmussen Poll

McAuliffe ahead 50-33-8.   Not a typo

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2013/virginia/election_2013_virginia_governor

[DINGO Joe]

Here's a question. Will Gov. McAuliffe be the first Virginia governor in living memory to *not* be considered a potential presidential nominee after he wins?

So what you're saying is McAuliffe will end up being President?

[DINGO Joe]

Last PPP poll is 50-43-4   Herring 47-45