[toddausauras]

We gotta have Virginia. It’s the problem this time. I don’t get it come on Virginia.

[NYC-RepublicanCT]

If we get Colorado, we don’t need VA

[NOVACPA]

Virginia’s problem is Northern Virginia.

In the past, the rest of the state could overcome the inner city votes from Richmond and Tidewater.

Now Nova adds an overwhelming number to that mix...mostly .govers who depend on the largess of fedgov to keep up the payments on their McMansions, elitist snobs suffering from white guilt and other mental cases - like people who drive a Prius and will pay $42/lb for a ribeye at Whole Fools...

[No Socialist]

“. I don’t get it come on Virginia.”
Too many fat government workers down there. DC slime. Virginia will be tough.

[RKBA Democrat]

I can explain it in 2 words: northern Virginia. In all the universe you will not find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[Dave W]

1 out of 4 votes in Virginia come from where I am at, which is Northern Virginia. The rest of the state is conservative (as a whole), but where I am at, there is a heavy presence of government workers and foreigners. About 35% of Fairfax County is foreign born - tons of Indians, who vote heavily democratic. In fact, there are so many Indians, movie theaters show Indian movies. There is one movie theater in Loudoun county - often half the movie screens are showing Indian movies.

It's a shame, since one would think Indians would be the perfect group to vote conservative for lots of reasons, but they don't. The Washington Post reports they vote democrat because they perceive the republicans of being racists.

The rule of thumb is the republican needs to get at least 40% of the vote in Fairfax County to win the state. However, Cuccinelli won 40% of the Fairfax vote and lost by 10,000 votes statewide, so perhaps, Trump will need a bit more than 40%. Also, Trump came in third in the republican primary in N Virgnia, but he has made a number of appearances in the county next to here. We will find out soon enough.

[JamesP81]

We gotta have Virginia. It’s the problem this time. I don’t get it come on Virginia.

We don't HAVE to have VA, but it is one path to winning. As it stands, if Trump wins the states he's ahead in the polling in, he's still one state short. He wins if he flips one of the following: New Hampshire, New Mexico, Colorado, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or Michigan. PA is the hardest one followed by Virginia, but they're all within striking distance.

It is possible he could flip the rest of Maine, which would result in a 269 to 269 tie and throw the election to the House. I think this would be a disaster, personally, but it is a possible scenario.