Quinnipiac - VA: Kaine up 20 on Ingraham / 21 on Fiorina

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While the margins are surprising, seeing that these two clowns are trailing isn't.

The VA GOP really is dumb enough to nominate either of them. They had been nominating good candidates for a while, but ever since a few years ago they kinda stopped being a competent state party. They think they can be far-right hardliners on most social issues to appeal to downstaters while simultaneously being pro-business moderates up in NOVA. It doesn't work that way folks.

That being said, no Republican will lose by 20 points in Virginia. I've seen too many close races to believe that.

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Also, if Republicans go back to having a convention instead of a primary, which is possible, you really can't count on Comstock getting the nomination.

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Also, if Republicans go back to having a convention instead of a primary, which is possible, you really can't count on Comstock getting the nomination.

They are talking about going back to a convention?

Well, the decision to switch to a primary was a 41-to-40 vote back in August of last year, and so if the grassroots of the party really wants to go back, I could see it happening without much resistance.

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Our problem isn't really suburbs shifting so much as it is urban areas taking over what used to be suburbs.

Nah trust me, that's the problem. Just take a trip on Google Maps and you'll see that NoVA is nowhere near as dense as DC. Republicans used to at least dominate in neighborhoods with McMansions while keeping it respectable with the slightly more dense suburbs, but those days are long gone. I think what you're failing to understand is that NoVA suburbs are much more educated and diverse where everyone knows a fair amount of minorities in their lives. This is not analogous to other suburban areas that still vote Republican.