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Oh my gosh...the tea party is not enthused. By all means, let's vote for the democrat then or just sit home. Yes, that will make things better. Let's see, I want to make sure I put that on my to do list on Tuesday. I much prefer Reid, can't wait until the dems retain the majority.

The Tea Party Federation of Virginia has 40,000 members. They are conservatives who will donate time and money to candidates who support their values. They are a resource for candidates who want to win.

Why hasn't Gillespie gone after Warner for signing the Gang of 8 bill that will provide amnesty to 11 million lawbreakers, triple legal immigration to over 30 million during the next decade and double guest worker programs to 1.4 million?

Why hasn't Gillespie attacked Obama for his impending Executive Amnesty(legalization, work permits, and SSNs) for millions of lawbreakers that will cost American jobs and depress wages? Gillespie has missed an important opportunity to impact the black vote in VA either thru depressing turnout or having some vote for him.

Blacks make up 20% of the electorate in VA. They will be hardest hit by Obama's amnesty.

Peter Kirsanow, as U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner, says in an Oct. 27 letter to Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' recently revealed preparations for a huge ID "surge" upped his alarm over what the president has planned. “Granting work authorization to millions of illegal immigrants will devastate the black community, which is already struggling in the wake of the recession that began in 2007 and the subsequent years of malaise,” he explained.

Gillespie has run a terrible campaign and squandered any chance of winning. He is following the Rovian model that all GOP moderates use, which most of the time leads to defeat.

I will be a poll watcher again this year. I won't be sitting home. However, the GOP is dying in VA, which will be a solid blue state within a decade. Gillespie is just another in a long line of GOP candidates who are not conservative and turn off a major part of the base. Choosing the lesser of two evils is not the way to grow a party.

I can't say I disagree with you, but considering that 30 to 40 percent of Fairfax County residents are foreign born, I have to believe that makes candidates hedge their campaigns. I believe it is a strategy of not upsetting the democrat base so they don't come out to vote.

The bottom line is we are going to get amnesty (they won't call it amnesty) with a Republican senate and the establishment does not care. I have no illusions of Gillespie's intention. I have to assume he will support it. The powers that want it are too great. Unfortunately, the voters have little say any more about policy. There was an article on that just a month or so ago. The researchers studied issues over a number of years and concluded average voters had little to no sway on policy. I'm sure neither of us are surprised about the conclusion.