Did Kerry make a mistake by not going after Virginia?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Warner or Graham could have won a swing state. My guess he would have made a play more so with Ohio and won with 272.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Mark Warner, was the better fit for Ohio, who is very much similar to Ted Strickland and appealed to hunters.

When Kerry stepped out into that hunting outfit, it made him out of step with the hunters for OHIOians that Edwards, couldn't compete with. Edwards when it came to hunters wasn't seen as one of them.

That's why the Warner for VP made more sense and would have made Ohio, the clincher with 272 electoral votes for Kerry.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Democrats were blind to the leftward trend until Jim Webb. Kerry did not consider states that voted against Bill Clinton in play.

That's why Mark Warner would have been better, he would have put VA or OHIO, which are very similar, both in play.