quote for the state...

Mike the Mad Biologist:

[...]; being a Democrat in VA means that you learn how to pull the lever with one hand and hold your nose with the other.

For those not following, 3 days into the campaign and already the big guns have come out ("big" being sarcastic - issues be damned: Allen's called Webb "unpatriotic" 'cause of the flag-burning crapola, and Webb's mixed words about Allen's ties to the rich and his support by the bigots of the religious right pushing for the gay marriage bans.  Its once again a game of negative campaigning and insults, not one I'm looking forward to following...).