Virginia 2009 Megathread

[DownWithTheLeft]

2009 has the potential to be a great year for Republicans (that's mean get your fat ass Chris)

[DownWithTheLeft]

Wow, is this race over?  Sorry I haven't been paying attention to it, there's a governor's race that actually matters going on to the north

[DownWithTheLeft]

Wow, is this race over?  Sorry I haven't been paying attention to it, there's a governor's race that actually matters going on to the north

No, the race is far from over.  Deeds is down, but he'll be fine in the end, and manage a state that isn't full of corruption.

Is there anything short of pure optimism that makes you think he can overcome what has become a double-digit deficit?

[DownWithTheLeft]

I don't understand why anyone would care at this race at all, its incredibly boring and uninteresting.  The candidates are bland, the issues are bland, and frankly its not even much of a race

[DownWithTheLeft]

I don't understand why anyone would care at this race at all, its incredibly boring and uninteresting.  The candidates are bland, the issues are bland, and frankly its not even much of a race

I think it's interesting that McDonnell and Deeds almost have the urban-rural split switched along partisan lines, with McDonnell being quite a strong Republican in cities and suburbs while Deeds has been outperforming most Democrats in rural VA.

That doesn't make for an interesting race.  NJ is an interesting race for a governor's seat that actually means something.  I mean seriously the governor of VA is a do-nothing job compared to the governor of NJ

[DownWithTheLeft]

New Washington Post (Aug. 11-14) poll out today:

Registered Voters:

McDonnell: 47%
Deeds: 40%

Likely Voters:

McDonnell: 54%
Deeds: 39%

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_081609.html

Still, I'm not concerned.  This poll has a 34-27 advantage for the GOP, which I find extremely unlikely, likeiwse with a 41-37-20 Conservative-Moderate-Liberal advantage.  On election day, the results will be quite different.

So being at most 5 points on party accounts for a 15 point different?