The unfortunate thing is that Virginia is going blue because of the influx of folks from New York, New England, etc. fleeing their own states. Plus, the economy is roaring along here in Northern Virginia, which serves to attract all sorts of people, including blue staters.
At least the fact that Allen only barely lost the November elections is a good sign; Virginia has not gone past the point of no return yet.
(Side note: I yelled at a few of my conservative college-aged friends after the election because they didn't vote.)
I can't understand anyone not voting, I have never missed any election since I've been old enough to vote. We really need to get our conservative college kids more involved, they are, for the most part, very smart and we need them.