Old Dominion on the Court
Lauren Burdette
Virginia's gubernatorial race will see court time
Virginia is one of two states holding a gubernatorial election in 2009, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most interesting. The lone Republican candidate, State Attorney General Robert McDonnell, will face off with the Democrat who emerges in front after the June 3rd primary. The Democrats contending for that honor are State Senator Creigh Deeds, former state delegate Brian Moran and former DNC Chairman and chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Terry McAuliffe.
This race is pretty tight according to most polls—which might not be saying much, since most people are still recovering from the presidential election. Based on the most recent Rasmussen poll, it looks like it is going to be a very close race. Current Governor Tim Kaine, a Democrat, has a 58% approval rating, and President Obama turned Virginia blue for the first time since 1964, but Virginia is still overwhelmingly Republican. How will this race be decided? Will African-Americans, who helped deliver the state to Obama, turn out for a governor’s race? Will Virginia continue in its role as a swing state?
Turns out none of that matters, because God has given us a much better diversion. McConnell issued a challenge along with his NCAA bracket saying that whoever won the contest could choose either to go out to dinner with McConnell or challenge him and his twin sons to a 3 on 3 game of basketball. Well guess who won? Greg Scanlon, a research director for Virginia’s Democratic Party. Both campaigns have decided to do the 3 on 3 match, and to sell tickets to raise money for the Central Virginia Food Bank. No word yet on who the Dems plan on putting on the court, possibly the three primary contestants, although their teamwork might lag due to their impending primary. Prediction: if my experience is any indication of the national athletic abilities of Democrats and Republicans, the latter will win, hands down. Politics is fantastic.
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