GOP disaster. Republicans haven't won the Presidency without Virginia since 1928. Democrats can win without it (1960, 1976, 1992, 1996).
I'm sorry, this is incredibly ignorant. The three serious Republican contenders for the nomination all have unusually strong appeal to the West or Midwest and virtually no appeal to the federal employees/contractors with graduate degrees who swing elections in Virginia.
Just look at the Wisconsin polls.
Michigan is very different from Virginia in its politics. It is basically Minnesota or Wisconsin with Detroit attached instead of Milwaukee or the Twin Cities. Virginia is now basically Arkansas grafted onto Connecticut.
Want another state? Texas is basically Kansas grafted onto Florida.
