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

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Larry Sabato makes the interesting point on twitter that the government shutdown could claim its first electoral victim in Cuccinelli:

@LarrySabato 40m
1st election victim of a long #shutdown will prob be an R: Ken Cuccinelli (VA GOV). Ds needed turnout spur in NoVa--now they've got it.

@LarrySabato 38m
Estimates are half of all inner NoVa extended families have at least 1 fed govt employee, now unpaid & angry. NoVa heavily D anyway.

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/10/04/ken_cuccinelli_says_the_shutdown_is_holding_one_part_of_government_hostage.html

Cuccinelli achieves RINO status, betrays the teabagger movement:

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T-Mac's spending advantage and the sad end of Kook's campaign, in one graph.

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T-Mac's campaign reporting heavy turnout in black precincts and other Dem strongholds in Arlington and Richmond

dominating.

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Note that in 2009, Republicans won provisionals by only 51-49, while winning statewide 58-41. We won't know the result until later this week at least.