Cuccinelli ran a horrible race. He was disorganized, had no ground game, and responded defensively to every sling. He was doomed the second he started complaining about negative advertising. That he came this close speaks volumes for what the TEA party can do when it puts its mind to it.
“Cuccinelli ran a horrible race. He was disorganized, had no ground game, and responded defensively to every sling. He was doomed the second he started complaining about negative advertising.”
I’d say the problem started earlier, when it became clear the sitting governor had taken bribes, and Cuccinelli refused to condemn him. Made him look crooked too.
From that point, it was lost. Had the Dems selected a halfway decent candidate we would have gotten killed even worse.
This was an off-year election, with low turnout. Everything that’s supposed to point our way. If we’re losing even those elections now, Virginia is lost to us. That’s a major state we can’t spare.
Thank you for your unvarnished critique. Honestly, I didn’t follow this race that close, but as in any close battle... it’s the size of the fight in the dog, not the size of the dog in the fight. YOU’VE GOT TO WANT IT!!! I worked on a campaign in 1998, that resulted in the defeat of a sitting US Senator; the only one to get tossed out in that election cycle. We worked our butts off from January, until the polls closed on election night. Party rinos worked to defeat this candidate in the next election cycle. Obama took the seat, thanks to ratfink GOPe rino Ray La Hood’s help, landing him the U S Transportation Secretary gig. Filth. Scum. Traitor.