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GOP collapses in Virginia

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Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at 4:51:01pm PDT

no image description available — Democrat Terry McAuliffe looks to break a 40-year streak in which the party in the White House loses the Virginia governor's race.

Terry McAuliffe, Democratic nominee for Virginia governor, holds up a volunteer sign-up card as he campaigns in Dale City, Virginia, October 27, 2013.   REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Democrat Terry McAuliffe looks to break a 40-year streak in which the party in the White House loses the Virginia governor's race.

The Washington Post just posted their final poll of the Virginia campaign (9/22 results in parenthesis):

Governor
McAuliffe (D) 51 (47)
Cuccinelli (R) 39 (39)
Lt Gov
Northam (D) 52 (45)
Jackson (R) 39 (42)
Attorney General
Herring (D) 49 (45)
Obenshain (R) 46 (42)
Democratic Party: 50 fav, 48 unfav
Republican Party: 32 fav, 65 unfav

Virginia voters have had one of the clearest contrasts between candidates imaginable: Terry McAuliffe running an explicitly liberal campaign, and Ken Cuccinelli running a hardcore conservative one. It's what both bases have been demanding, and both candidates have delivered.

Only one side will emerge next Tuesday validated, and it looks like it will be our side. And it's not just the governor's race, but the lieutenant governor's and attorney's general races as well. And it's not just them, either. Look at those party numbers! They point to big gains in the legislature, which is why we're pushing hard for our mini-slate of state lege candidates. Let's pile on a sinking GOP, each $3 donation a little anvil.