You’re giving Gillespie far more credit than I do. He has run an appalling campaign; first attack ad just debuted, while the various PACs supporting Warner have been defining Gillespie as an “Enron lobbyist” for more than six weeks.
And if you want a better barometer, Ed’s friends in the GOP-E are avoiding his race like the plague. Gillespie is the ultimate “Rove” candidate, but Crossroads hasn’t spent a dime on his campaign, as far as I can tell.
Sad, because Warner is nothing more than an Obama rubber stamp and there are plenty of Virginians who want to send him packing.
The Virginia GOP is lost in the wilderness and no one seems capable of leading them out.
I agree with you on all accounts. In fact, I pointed all this out to a friend of mine who is a Gillespie fundraiser. Their campaign decided long ago to concentrate on areas outside of NOVA, but I they need votes there too.