The difference this time around is Kerry had abandoned VA about a month before the election. Obama and the DNC/DCCC are pouring a ton of money into VA, probably through Election Day, so McCain/Palin must respond. Whether this proves to be a smart or foolish use of Dem money remains to be seen. But all these arguments about northern VA turning blue, Virginia turning purple or blue, Democrats starting to win races... they've been around for many elections.
Sorry, my mistake. I didn’t know what the VA polls were.