I forgot to say that I see Goode as nothing but a “red herring” running to draw votes from Mitt and giving Virginia to Obama.
As an old-school Willardbot like yourself knows, you make the presumption that if Goode isn’t on the ballot that the sheep will mindlessly vote for Willard instead. As usual, you’d be very wrong. If Conservatives have no alternative choice of someone who doesn’t insult their values and beliefs as Willard has done throughout his adult life, they simply will either seek out another candidate or NOT vote.