Well the VA GOP ran a poor campaign the got the Warner ticket elected and moved a very mediocre governor to the national stage. Then again the VA GOP compounded the problem and ran another poor campaign that got Kaine elected ! Kaine was only a so-so mayor of Richmond before he was Lt Gov.
The VA GOP has been leaderless and clueless in its last two efforts.
"The VA GOP has been leaderless and clueless in its last two efforts."
I think something else is going on here that isn't the fault of the Virginia GOP. I think the demographics of VA, in particular in northern VA has changed for the worse, namely, lots of Dems from Wash. D.C. (the upper class elite) moving into the state. Too many Dems moving to VA. Don't know what can be done about that. Same thing happened in Connecticut when East Coast liberals started moving in.