Thank You, Virginia Republicans!

[cali]

Thanks for nominating an even nuttier fuckwad for Lt. Governor than for Governor. Democrats and liberals and just plain old nominally sane people are appreciative that you nominated a guy that makes Aiken look rational and middle of the road.

Terry McAuliff must be thrilled.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/va-pick-compared-planned-parenthood-to-kkk-91588.html

[peacebird]

1. As a Virginian I am not so pleased. We stand a pretty good chance of having Cuckoo & ewwww in office

A fairly large swath of Virginia is populated by low information voters who are reliably R.

[cali]

2. OK, I'm not a Virginian but there is so much ammunition to use

against these nutcases and McAuliffe is not a novice at playing political hardball. Plus, he's already pulling ahead in the polls.

[Corruption Inc]

6. Virginia repugs could care less about reality and they love nutcases

There's a Gov. there now who graduated from Pat Robertson's U.. What's "ammunition" to some is just more reality they will completely ignore.

[cali]

7. Well, I don't think they love them anymore than Missourians and Aiken was defeated

not to mention the reality that this won't go over well with independents. At all. And there are a lot of independents in VA. Missouri is far redder than VA. But whatever. Ignore the realities if you wish.

[lastlib]

10. Missouri had a national election to help boost turnout....

..that's not true in VA, so I suspect it will take a powerful ground game/GOTV to bring out the occasional voters that could win it for McAuliffe. These off-year elections are often decided by who has the more fanatical base, and I fear the Repugs may have that in VA. I hope my fear is unfounded, but we shall see.......

[Nay]

13. I live in Richmond, and your fear is not unfounded. I have no doubt that these 2 loons will

be elected -- the Democratic Party in VA is just a shadow, McAuliffe is ineffectual, and national Dems don't send any money to Dem candidates in the state.

[sulphurdunn]

3. The Republicans

hope the Cuccinelli/Jackson ticket will appeal to the traditional sentiments of antebellum Virginia by pairing a Gone With the Wind Confederate with his faithful Negro. The South has risen again here in Virginia, and that is something to be very concerned about.

[graham4anything]

4. Vote for Terry McAuliffe. Best thing one can do to beat the tea party is to vote only democratic

straight democratic
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
and forever more

make the extremists politically obsolete by voting them out and never in

[MrSlayer]

5. Except they'll probably win.

I don't trust people. Too many certifiable idiots and crazy people hold office. Voters seem to like them for some reason.

[cali]

8. so why didn't Aiken win in far redder Missouri?

There are a lot of Independents in VA and they are notoriously shy of voting for those they perceive as extremists of either party.

[7962]

11. Apparently there IS a line that some just wont cross

And "legitimate rape" must have been a bridge too far for many in Missouri and elsewhere. Even the gop pulled all their money from that idiots campaign.

[onehandle]

9. If they win, and I'm expecting another 2010 or worse, Virginia will be red for a generation or more.

It will be the mid-coastal cross between Alabama and Arizona.

[SoCalDem]

12. I doubt that McAuliffe will win.

He's a funds-guy..a lousy speaker and looks uneasy in his own skin..

He raised a lot of money for the Clintons, but that may not endear him to the people who may show up to vote..