Any other GOP candidate would be leading, Amnesty Ed’s problem is he’s trying to sell us on being tough on illegals.
That’s a tough sell.
Nobody is talking about this race, it’s like we aren’t even having an election.
Gillespie energizes no one.
A large (and growing ) percentage of the population don't answer calls from unidentified numbers. They turn people away from their doors as well. Pollsters have to just guess about this demographic, because they do vote.
Of course the media says that if Gillespie loses its because of Trump, yet they don’t mention how Clinton won Virginia and Obama won Virginia twice..if Gillespie wins it would be a huge shock considering northern Virginia is all lefty
Hope for a massive turnout in the rural areas to offset the D.C. Swamp suburbs.
Also wish that Gillespie wasn’t a Rino, keeping his distance from President Trump.
What a shame. Makes him no better than my anti-Trump Rino Governor Hogan in Maryland.
With a donkey now in charge in NC, a tough race in SC, a democrat favored in NJ and Rick Scott’s days dwindling in FL, it’s a rather disturbing picture as far as as state houses are concerned. Plus, who knows who’ll succeed Kasick in Ohio.
And, remember, the critical congressional districts are at risk with the next Census, conducted by the governors.
If they didn’t turn out for Ken Cuccinelli, why would they turn out for a party hack?
sounds like perfect conditions for the Punk to steal the election
I would love to say I agree with their concerns, but I have a hard time seeing it. Had Republican put up someone who could excite the “Trump Base” for lack of a better term, then I could see Virginia flipping... but with an establishment GOPe guy like Gillespie??? I don’t see him motivating those voters Trump connected with... so unless the NOVA democrats stay home, and R turnout in the rural areas far exceeds expectations.. don’t see this one flipping, as much as I may want it to.
I am not on the ground in VA so maybe Gillespie is connecting and motivating voters, I would lay odds that NOVA turnout will almost certainly be lower than during the 2016 presidential election, and default is the party out of power usually is going to do better getting votes in elections not in sync with an national election, so certainly the baseline is the R should outperform 2016... and since the swamp creature not the D.C. Area don’t have their paychecks tied to continuing D rule in VA turnout will almost certainly take a hit in NOVA which further hurts a D in a generic race.
Could the R pull out a win? Yes it’s possible... but will they? If they had gone with a non establishment candidate I would have said almost certainly.. with an establishment candidate... it’s possible, but would say odds are not in the favor of that happening. It certainly won’t be a 5 point win for the D... I’d say best case for the D in this Generic race is 3 points on the high end, probably less when it’s all said and done.
A Gillespie win is possible, but it’s in my estimation an outside chance.
So in Virginia, the adults are Republican, and the Democrats are nervous?
The answer comes from the 2016 Trump campaign:
Ask the following question:
Who do you think your neighbor would vote for,,,,?
Ed Gillespie is a man of action, a change agent. His unique blend of corporate politics and globalism will ensure that Virginia repels illegal immigrants and restores the Old Dominion state back to national prominence (/s).
Cucinelli lost for one reason. His campaign volunteers did not get out the vote. Has anyone learned from history? Or will it be repeated?
Anything that panics Krugman is fine by me.