VCDL didn't end up endorsing anyone for the Gov race (at least not yet, but they won't endorse Kaine or Potts). They are a top notch group. IMO they are the most effective gun rights group in the country at the state level. Far more effective, I believe, than the NRA, at least in VA.
I think that 2005 will be a repeat of 2001, an inept campaign by the Republican candidate (a la Mark Earley) results in a loss to the Democrat.