Realistically VA and FL were the only two states where Obama might have had a shot...
The last poll I saw had him losing VA by a wide margin..and the same in Florida...
Bluntly, Obama cannot get enough African American support down here to overcome his lack of appeal to working class whites...
And the Republicans put up the perfect candidate to keep him from getting them...
Combine that with McCain's appeal in states like New Hampshire, West Virgina etc....it's gonna be a very tough row to hoe for Obama
is beginning to sound like concern trolling. You've made up your mind that Obama doesn't have a chance in the South, and almost every post continues to tout McCain as a formiddable opponent. Add to that the whinging about "working class whites", and it's pretty clear you're going to keep singing the same song, regardless of what the results on the ground show.
Not taking the bait.
Then don't respond...
See how easy that is....
you've got enough to worry about with Obama, what with McCain being the "perfect candidate" :^)
Gosh...guess you did take the bait after all...
Playing with trolls is half of why I visit MyDD anyway.
Must be killer knowing Obama's going to be the nominee.
Disappointing...yes...
http://www.pollster.com/08-VA-Pres-GE-Mv O.php
Virginia is competitive. With the combined forces of Mark Warner, Webb, and Kaine, VA is a prime pick-up opportunity. As was pointed out, even a loss in VA, if it means the GOP is spending money defending a "safe" state, opens up other poaching opportunities.
The south is (and will be for the foreseeable future) GOP country. The only state that changes with Clinton on the ticket is Arkansas--but she easily loses in VA to McCain in that scenario.
