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Because it's more conservative and more Republican. Most of the key democratic victories come from the northern part of the state, near the DC area. They are generally more liberal and more democratic (and more numerous), though in truth they would not be as liberal as most on DU would define it. Additionally, Virginia isn't a state over all that is favorable toward the Clinton's. People here, at least in my area, viewed Bill Clinton as anti-military due to his continuation of Poppy Bush's peace dividends and they will take it out on Hillary. Virginia will be hard to win against McCain, but Obama could pull it off - I am certain of that.

McCain over all is respected here in Virginia due to his military background, but his 100 more years in Iraq will give people enough pause, and Obama's message is something that can resonate with voters here. That is why our Governor endorsed him so early - he's the only one that has the possibility of taking our state. Hillary has zero chance. She would have better luck over in Maryland, but DC has too high of a concentration of African Americans for her to really do well there. That is another reason she will do poorly in the southern part of the state – it has a high concentration of African American voters.