Kilgore sees GOP woes erode lead for governor (corruption fallout!)

[jefferson_dem]

Kilgore sees GOP woes erode lead for governor
By Stephen Dinan and Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
October 28, 2005

Republicans' national political problems have left Jerry Kilgore campaigning against a "head wind" in the race for the post of Virginia's governor.

Over the past two months Mr. Kilgore's lead in the polls over Democrat Tim Kaine has slipped away, as the national Republican Party has faced indictments, investigations, a Supreme Court nominee forced to withdraw and a president bruised over his handling of Hurricane Katrina and his spending plans for rebuilding the Gulf Coast,.

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He said Virginia is one-third Republican, one-third Democrat and one-third independents. Those independents are usually inclined to vote Republican, "however if given an opportunity, that core group of the electorate will vote for a Democrat" such as Gov. Mark Warner.

Republicans fear the disruptions in Washington may make their party members less excited about turning out.

"On a big-picture scale, it might demoralize our Republican base," said Delegate David Albo, Fairfax Republican. "They're not going to come and vote for the Democrat, but it might cause them to stay at home. That's what we're worried about."

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http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20051028-122754-6881r.htm

[FSogol]

1. More great news. n/t

[katty]

2. ReThugs have demoralized THEMSELVES!

[JusticeForAll]

3. I know the "drip drip drip" thing was big

during the aftermath of 9/11 with LIHOP and MIHOP theories...isn't it kinda cool that there's just a flood of these stories today?

I think we're at a point with all this corruption where the once dripping rusty faucet has become a torrent of Repug sludge.

[skipos]

4. Go team go!

[texpatriot2004]

5. It's the "culture of corruption" nm

[AnnieBW]

6. Kilgore's Sleazy

Well, Kilgore is running a sleazy campaign. He's attacking Kaine for not supporting the death penalty (this in the state that's #2 in executions) because he's a Catholic. It's veiled anti-Catholicism. I also heard a rumor that Kilgore was running ads down-state that were saying that he'd "keep gays out of our schools". Funny, THOSE ads never aired in the DC/Northern VA market. Hmmm...