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It was the Tea Party that changed the nominating process in 2012 from a primary to a convention so that it had a better chance of running one of its own. The TP got what it wanted, and their nominee both energized the Democrats and turned off many moderates and independents, especially among women. Like it or not, we need the votes of moderates and independents to win state-wide elections in Virginia and other “swing” states.

I love it when people babble on with talking points they've picked up somewhere that have no connection with reality. Cuccinelli WON the independents by 7+ points. Perhaps I need to say it again louder? CUCCINELLI WON THE INDEPENDENTS BY ALMOST DOUBLE-DIGITS !!!!!

So your "we need the moderates" crap is just that. We won married women but lost single women (just like every election), and lost because of low base turnout (due to low resources and political missteps by the Cuccinelli campaign early on) and a 3rd-party spoiler funded by Democrats. Actually look at the numbers before you speak, please...

3rd-party spoiler funded by Democrats.

It amazes me, but does not surprise me, that the MSM completely ignores that little tidbit in its reporting of the VA election.

The election was no mandate for the dems, as the exit polling showing the majority oppose obamneycare indicates.

If Cuccinelli was the Tea party favorite, and the Tea Party is the “base” of the Virginia GOP, then how can you blame his defeat on low base turnout? Why wasn't the Tea Party/base energized sufficiently to deliver enough votes for Cuccinelli to win? The answer has to be in his appeal (or lack thereof) to voters in the part of the political spectrum between the Tea Party on the right and the dyed-in-the-wool Democrats on the left.

“I love it when people babble on with talking points they've picked up somewhere that have no connection with reality”

My “talking points” came from discussions with friends and family in Virginia who badly wanted Cuccinelli to win, and voted for him, but were astonished to witness the ineptness of his campaign, especially with regard to “social” issues that are certain to repel many moderate and independent men and women.