[shield]

Isn’t this a very strong republican district? Not much chance of a donkey winning in this district.

[Strategerist]

Isn’t this a very strong republican district?

Yes, very much so. Hard to draw any grand nationwide conclusions from it.

[saganite]

No, not really. I think that’s why neither side spent much money here. The extent of the victory is noteworthy though. The Dem candidate had two big time Dems campaign for him and still had his butt handed to him. The article also mentions that the heavily Republican districts are the ones yet to report so the margin should increase.

[MNJohnnie]

The district has been reliably Republican, giving President Bush 60 percent of the vote in 2004. But even conservative parts of the Old Dominion have trended in a Democratic direction recently, and Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and former governor Mark Warner campaigned alongside Forgit over the last week.

[aroundabout]

It is a strong GOP district but the media hype in the run up was slanted to indicate an upset (possibly) in the making both here and in Ohio. Phrases like “potential GOP disaster” “much tighter then expected”, “could possibly lead to a Rep Defeat”, and so on. All calculated to dishearten and discourage Rep from even going to vote.