With 99.34% of the vote counted in our 5th district, Tom Perriello leads Virgil Goode by 142 votes (out of about 155,000)! This is not quite a done deal, and may turn towards Goode, but at this point it is too close to call!
Early this summer I was discussing this race with a Democrat who had considered running against Goode. He said he thought Tom Perriello would do better than previous candidates, and that he should be damn proud if he could get over 45% of the vote.
Well here we are at midnight on election night, and Tom has 49.99% (Goode has (49.95%). These tight elections really bring home the value of all the phone and foot canvassing that other volunteers and myself have put in this election. I am ecstatic that Barack has won - having Tom win too will just be the whipped cream on top of the icing on the cake!
Thank you all for the unending inspiration this election! A new day's a'comin'!!!