[wastoute]

LOL. The elctorates first referendum on Zero. It ain't gonna be pretty. The libtards will pour a fortune into the state but folks who vote in off year elections are partisans and it won't budge the numbers. The tide is turning on the libtards. They are gonna start losing elections and the b.c. issue is getting worse, not better.

Where did I sit my popcorn?

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[Corin Stormhands]

Virginia ping.

[Theodore R.]

NJ is always disappointing, and VA is most unreliable too.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"or 2010 could be another 1982, when Ronald Reagan took a mid-term hit because the economy had not yet pulled out of its recession."

An incorrect statement. The economy was already in recovery, but the official gov't numbers and reports on the STATE of the economy weren't released until AFTER the election, for which would've likely changed the outcome had they been released beforehand. It also didn't help matters that Dem Governors and legislatures gerrymandered districts all over the country to pad their numbers for 1982, with the most grotesque example being in CA. Had the lines been favorable, the GOP would've either held firm or gained seats. A good example was the Senate, which was a wash.

[EmilyGeiger]

With a healthy party brand and three popular Democrats in statewide leadership.....

I wonder if they are still popular after the cap and tax bill an with the health care proposal, or if their #’s have started to fall.

[lt.america]

Could shape up to be a bad few months for the President (healthcare, cap and trade and losing two gubernatorial bastions for the Dems). Virginia is the lynch pin though (Jersey would be the windfall). Lots have been looking to 2010 to change the political landscape, but I think these two races could definitely change the tone

[iceskater]

They were successful because they built a new brand for Democrats, one that was fiscally responsible and focused on improving people’s lives rather than on divisive social issues.

"Fiscally responsible" my sweet Aunt Fanny. All they did was raise taxes. MWarner was particularly unaccomplished as governor and Gov. Gridlock (Tim Kaine) has major problems with VITA and the appearance of coverups with the Tech massacre. Raising my taxes hasn't improved my life one iota.

[yongin]

I really hope the GOP sweeps all 3 statewide races. All 3 candidates lok great.

McDonnell could be a rising superstar if he wins. For months, we are told by pundits that the GOP must shift left. McDonnell is being villifed as the Pat Roberston candidate. If McDonnell wins, then he will be proff that you can be conservative and reverse the disturbing trend in NoVa.