There was high Black and university kid (University of Virginia) turnout in Goode’s district which resulted in McCain winning it by only 3 points. Add in that the rat Perriello ran as a “conservative Democrat” the controversy over Goode and the Koran thing and some stupid nonsense about a Goode staffer having a minor acting role in some “gay-themed movie” called “Eden’s Curve” and there you have it, Goode was upset by an extremely small margin.
He could have walked back into the seat as a Republican but declined and instead flirted with running for it as an independent since the Republican nominee Robert Hurt had a less than stellar record. Ultimately he didn’t and Hurt unseated Perriello.
George H. Bush in '88: Your successor will be the fat lecherous hillbilly from Arkansas who bored everyone to death introducing Dukasis at this year's poorly received Democratic National Convention! And the enviro looney from Tennessee who got killed in this year's Democrat primary will be his running mate!
Clinton in '92: Your successor will the son with the same name of the 1-term geek you just defeated! He's 46 years old, has never been elected to anything, recently gave up heavy drinking, and owns a baseball team in Texas now. Watch out for this guy!
George W. Bush in 2000: Your successor will be an obscure backbencher Illinois State Senator who just ran a failed campaign to oust a unpopular black panther Congressman! Oh yeah, he also has a history of using drugs, attending a church that claims Reagan invented AIDS, and a weird African name that nobody can pronounce, but reminds people of Arab terrorists.
So a guy becoming President when his most recent office ended in him being slaughtered for re-election by an empty suit politician's kid? Well, stranger things HAVE happened...
Maybe Goode can get some Obama supporters out here to get his campaign started.