Virginia Gets Even Bluer

Roll, tide, roll.

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) claimed victory last night in the
legislative elections, saying his party had seized control of the state
Senate and made historic gains in the House of Delegates.

In a speech to Democratic Party activists at a hotel in Tysons
Corner, Kaine hailed the political changes that have swept through
Virginia, beginning with the election of Gov. Mark R. Warner in 2001,
his own election four years later and last year’s victory by U.S. Sen.
James Webb.

…

Kaine’s comments came as the votes were still being counted across the
commonwealth. But what was clear to the governor was already emerging
in the tallies: Democrats in Virginia made big gains in the legislature
and in key local races as the commonwealth’s voters continued to
dramatically shift their preferences away from the Republican elected
leadership they installed during the 1990s.

Reminder: George Bush won Virginia by 8% in 2004, and Jim Webb won by 1% in 2006. And a very popular Democratic Senate candidate will be on the ballot next fall along with our presidential candidate.

As Kos notes, the anti-immigrant message failed in VA just like it failed in MA last month and how it failed in the 2006 election. When will people – including Democrats – understand that Archie Bunker was a sitcom character from the ’70s and not a serious campaign platform?

Si se puede, indeed.

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