I actually saw evidence of a groundgame a month or so ago when someone stopped by. I’m in tidewater as well. Could’ve knocked me over with a feather. The gop just doesn’t “do” ground game in VA. It would exhibit, well, competence. And that’s something the VA gop has been short on for many years.
To their credit, though, they had a shakeup of the state party last year and have been doing some remarkably smart things. For example, there will be no gop primary for statewide offices next year: they’re doing caucuses.
(SHHHHHH!....they’re Paulistas and very good at what they do. But that doesn’t fit with the meme that Paulistas are the devil incarnate.)
If you’re from tidewater did you make it to the Romney Rally last night? My wife and I went and it was pretty amazing. Only a day and half notice and the place was pretty well packed. To say that there was lots of enthusiasm would be an understatement of epic proportions!