Blue Virginia’s election predictions (click on image to “embiggen” or click here) are based on all the public polling we’ve seen, plus the “internal” polling and other information we’ve heard about both on and off the record. Of course, things could change in the next 60 days or so, but right now, this is how we see the Virginia races for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.
One important point we can’t emphasize enough: in no way, shape, or form should a string of good poll results or a relatively optimistic forecast lull us into complacency. To the contrary, our goal right now should be to redouble our efforts for the final stretch, helping elect not just Terry McAuliffe, Ralph Northam and Mark Herring, but also as many Democratic House of Delegates candidates as possible. And, of course, it’s up to YOU to turn out to vote Democratic on November 5, as well as to tell all your friends and neighbors and family to turn out to vote Democratic on November 5.
The flip side of this is we need to absolutely CRUSH the medieval-style extremist team of Ken “I hate contraception, sodomy, gays, voting rights and science” Cuccinelli, EW “Planned Parenthood=KKK” Jackson and Mark “Criminalize Miscarriages” Obenshain. These people would be an absolute disaster for Virginia, especially given that the Teapublicans overwhelmingly control the Virginia House of Delegates, and are neck and neck in the Virginia Senate. If we give the most extreme of extremist Republicans the keys to the Governor’s Mansion, the Lt. Governor’s ability to break ties in the Senate, and the Attorney General’s office…well, you can look just to the south of Virginia, to North Carolina, for a preview of the disasters that await us.
In short, there’s plenty of work for all of us, in whatever area we prefer (door knocking, phone banking, writing letters to the editor and/or social media posts, donating to our favorite candidates, etc.) through November 5. Thanks, and go Virginia Democrats!
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