McDonnell had endorsed Bolling as the nominee for Governor. McDonnell had his scandal that tainted him and the GOP. McDonnell worked with the Dems to get a huge tax bill passed to fund transportation angering many Reps. McDonnell was tainted goods and he really had to distance himself from Cuccinelli rather than campaigning for him.
The close election last night shows the infrastructural elements such as demographics are not insurmountable after all in Virginia. But the GOP candidate needs to hone his or her message to adjust to it. Cuccinelli failed in that regard.
Dream on. Obama won the state twice. We have two Dem senators. In 2000 Kaine actually received more votes than Obama--over 2 million. The Dems have a decided advantage in any statewide election and that advantage is growing as the demographics change. Many of the GOP delegates in the 2013 races in NoVa eked out victories by hundreds of votes. There will eventually be a time when the Dems will dominate the region in Delgates, not just the Senate.
The message is not the problem as much as the numbers of Dems grow. The GOP could adopt the Tom Davis view and become more moderate and like the Dems, but even that will not be enough to win.
“McDonnell had endorsed Bolling as the nominee for Governor. McDonnell had his scandal that tainted him and the GOP. McDonnell worked with the Dems to get a huge tax bill passed to fund transportation angering many Reps. McDonnell was tainted goods”
You completely missed point. I was referring to McDonnell’s campaign in 2009, NOT his term as governor. That’s a different matter altogether.