Reply #53: I have to agree with the Virginians commenting here

[MADem]

I lived in that state for many years, and I think they have the right sense of the electorate.

And the thing is, any Democrat with the right verve and who strikes the right chord COULD beat Allen. The guy looks like Howdy Doody, fa chrissake, and he is a mean-spirited shit. It doesn't matter what is happening, they could be slaughtering a baby before his eyes, and he would still have that glazed look with the pasted-on half smile. He is a creepy guy...

Enough money, the right ads, and the right person who can APPEAL widely could beat that guy. But not Ben Affleck. Someone homegrown, photgenic, smart, and congenial, with a no-nonsense, firm, fair, can-do attitude.