The people that vote in primaries, especially Republican primaries, are MSM savvy. They know the score. They know an Eddie win is a Rove win too. They know that it is a defeat for MAGA.
I made my point...very few voters, even Republican Primary voters, will have ANY CLUE as to the internal workings of Virginia politics if the RINO loses.
All that they will see is that a Trump supporter WAS DEFEATED in Virginia...the details will barely leave Virginia and FR.