“Also regarding Kaine — I still believe that we (repubs) would have won if we hadn’t picked a candidate who sounded like Gomer Pyle.”
You must not be a native Virginian.
You're correct.
Of course you know that there are many different accents in Virginia. I guess Jerry Kilgore's accent hails from deep Southwest Virginia, and it's harder on the ear then, say a Tidewater accent.