I think it is the Kentucky to Obama's Clinton. A normally conservative state flipped both times for a popular at the time Democrat. I would be lying if I said NoVa is not becoming a growing influence, but considering how much Ken Cooch outperformed expectations and only lost because of a spoiler, the spirit is definitely still there. I'll have to wait for 2016 (neutral ground as I see it since I don't see Hillary running) to be able to start gauging where it is heading.
Cooch would have lost even if he were given every one of the fairly liberal Sarvis' votes. Plus, this was an off-year election. Of course Democrats weren't going to turn out.
How were Sarvis voters liberal?
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