Democrats make major investment in Virginia

I can see why Democrats are actively pursuing the state of Virginia in hopes of turning the tide back in their favor. I was pretty impressed at how President Obama secured votes in this typically conservative state during the last election and it seems like a good place to go after Republicans. With the state's GOP leader being ticketed out of office for his struggles earlier this year, Virginia if gone after in the right manner can remain under Democratic control. The ads that they can put out on the reluctance of the competitor to accept stimulus money is either going to be a boon or a failure and what that means is that communication and issue framing are extremely important. The voters that they can attract to the polls with these messages probably aren't going to be the ones that Republicans can get so voter turnout will be huge if the governorship stays with Democrats. Given that they stand to lose in other states like New Jersey, Democrats not only have to work on keeping what they already have, but strengthening those ties significantly. If guys like Jon Corzine can lose favor so quickly it is just a matter of time before others share in his similar fate.