[ScottinVA]

“Agreed, and the rest of VA, too.”

I fear you’re right. I want to believe McDonnell has a realistic chance to win the gubernatorial election this year, but I can’t help believing the election will be decided in the dem primary. The dems have their tentacles on VA and aren’t letting go.

[jboot]

It doesn't help that the VA Repub party is a total farce. They have not been effective since Gilmore was elected governor-and that was a decade ago! Their performance in the last 2 election cycles has been apalling. I know at least two fellows who regularly max out their contributions to the national R party but who won't give a dime to the state party because it is so poorly run. It's almost like they have a deathwish.

At least we got the Marriage amendment in '06. But I suspect that was the last gasp of the conservatives in VA. (Incidentally, it was also the time we got invited to anything in our affluent NoVA neighborhood. The pro-marriage yard sign pretty much did us in socially.)

[gidget7]

Scott, you folks CANNOT let that happen! Dem party hack #1 might be what you ended up with if you did.