Why is it with Republicans and wanting to win Virginia so badly?
It’s more of a symbolic thing based on the (incredibly dumb) assumption that the state only flipped from R-leaning to Solid D because of "moderate" neoliberal hawkish suburban white Bush/Clinton #NeverTrump type voters in NOVA, Virginia Beach, Richmond suburbs, etc. who are still Republicans at heart.
Well, that, and some people unironically think Clinton would have lost VA without Kaine. It’s certainly interesting that you don’t see them obsessing over winning Colorado, though. I guess VA really is to Republicans what WV is to some Democrats.