I certainly hope the GOP will come back in VA! I think we got complacent. Personally I think Gilmore doesn’t have a chance at a Senate seat. Allen could win IMHO. My real worry is Mark Warner. He is electable (the moderates love him) and could use a Senate seat as a springboard to the national level. Another good candidate would be Randy Forbes, my congresscritter from 4th district - he is a reliable Reagan conservative.
Those who emphasize protecting the troops or keeping them safe and rotating them seem to have no sense of urgency about winning the fight or protecting the country. They have a peacetime way of looking at the military which should be safe and sound in its stateside bases and not putting too many miles on their vehicles. Polish those brass buttons for inspection. A congressman is coming.
Randy Forbes would be a great senator. Joann Davis from Williamsburg would have been good, but she is not doing well healthwise. Eric Cantor from Richmond is another good one.