Speaking of Democrat apathy, an early poll in Virginia shows ALL of the top three Democrat candidates trailing their GOP opponents. Yes, it is still early in the campaign, but given Obama's carrying of Virginia by a several hundred thousand vote margin and Mark Warner's huge victory in the U.S. Senate race, this poll ought to be sending off alarm bells and screaming sirens. Bob McDonnell (at left) is a long time puppet of Pat Robertson and water carrier for James Dobson's Virginia affiliate, The Family Foundation, yet he is being allowed to market himself as a "moderate" with to date little or no opposition. *
I believe the race will tighten up markedly - Deeds lost to McDonnell in 2005 by only a few hundred votes for the Attorney General slot - and if history repeats itself, the LGBT vote alone could decide who is the next governor of Virginia. However, neither the Democrats at the national level nor Governor Tim Kaine have given LGBT Virginians any reason to trust their promises of support. Obama and Congressional Democrats have delivered almost nothing. As for Kaine, he signed Executive Order 1 (2006) which allegedly gave employment protections to gay state employees. When a Circuit Court recently said that the Executive Order was basically worthless, Kaine's glib response was that it would be enforced at the executive level. Truth be told, however, Kaine did NOTHING in that case to support his own executive order and its enforcement by his subordinates was nothing less than a joke. The Democrats need to seriously wake up. Here are some highlights from the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
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The latest survey by Public Policy Polling shows Republican Bob McDonnell has the support of 49 percent of those polled, and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds has 43 percent, in the race for governor. The result follows polling right after the June 9 Democratic primary that showed Deeds, a state senator from Bath County, with an edge over McDonnell.
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The new poll also shows Republican Bill Bolling apparently ahead of Democrat Jody Wagner, Virginia's former secretary of finance, 46 percent to 40 percent in the race for lieutenant governor. State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax, has 45 percent versus 38 percent for Del. Stephen C. Shannon, D-Fairfax, in the race for attorney general.
The new poll also shows Republican Bill Bolling apparently ahead of Democrat Jody Wagner, Virginia's former secretary of finance, 46 percent to 40 percent in the race for lieutenant governor. State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax, has 45 percent versus 38 percent for Del. Stephen C. Shannon, D-Fairfax, in the race for attorney general.
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According to Public Policy, McDonnell has picked up more support among independent voters and holds a 54-33 advantage over Deeds in that category. . . . the survey suggests that there is little interest in the race among black voters, or young voters, whom pollsters expect to turn out in lower numbers than last year. The pollster noted that at the same juncture in 2005, Republican Jerry W. Kilgore had a 6-point lead over Democrat Timothy M. Kaine in the race for governor.
According to Public Policy, McDonnell has picked up more support among independent voters and holds a 54-33 advantage over Deeds in that category. . . . the survey suggests that there is little interest in the race among black voters, or young voters, whom pollsters expect to turn out in lower numbers than last year. The pollster noted that at the same juncture in 2005, Republican Jerry W. Kilgore had a 6-point lead over Democrat Timothy M. Kaine in the race for governor.
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