VA-GOV 2017: Utter Panic and Doom (General election: Nov 7th)

[Chief Justice Keef]

Go Perriello! I'm hoping for an upset here in the Dem primary, and it'd be great to see "fiscally conservative but socially liberal" Ralph Northam go down.

[Chief Justice Keef]

If Perriello wins the governor race this year then I can honestly see his name in the 2020 race. I can't say the same for Northam.

[Chief Justice Keef]

Perriello is off to a good start but I still think Northam has the edge. Northam should no well in the economically centrist NOVA suburbs. I personally prefer Gillespie, but if a democrat is going to win, I'd rather have Perriello over Northam. Also think Northam is the stronger candidate since he can run up the margins in battleground NOVA.

Honestly, I think Perriello is starting to gain a lot of ground over Northam. A lot of the buzz surrounding this race is about the former rather than the latter.

[Chief Justice Keef]

Northam says he voted for George W. Bush both times.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democratic-candidate-for-virginia-governor-says-he-voted-for-george-w-bush-twice_us_58b48eb9e4b0780bac2c68d5

UGH. DINOs are the worst.

[Chief Justice Keef]

Shame about Perriello, but Virginia Democrats are gonna do what they're gonna do.

Corey Stewart coming that close to winning the primary says a lot about the current state of the GOP.

[Chief Justice Keef]

My prediction: Northam, Fairfax and Herring all win by around 3-5 points. Democrats pickup 6-8 seats in the HoD.