...this is a very conservative seat....
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Then why did a Rat have it?
Conservative area and many southern Dems are conservative.
From Senator Dick Black: Democrat Senator Puckett has announced his resignation from the Virginia Senate. I have been honored to work with him on important issues such as coal, jobs and pro-life issues. Senator Puckett often broke with his caucus to represent the traditional values of the people of his region and to oppose the extreme anti-coal policies that are being forced on it by Washington. I was honored to work with him in Richmond.