this shit kills me...

[acroyear]

Severe Thunderstorms Hit as Polls Open in Va. - washingtonpost.com:

"I was split for a long time between Moran and Deeds, but I wanted whoever was going to win in the fall," said Erik Johnston, a 28-year-old lobbyist who chose state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds over former Alexandria delegate Brian Moran.

Are we THAT hung up on joining a winning bandwagon? America used to be the place where we MADE winners, not just joined them...

And I'm in this bucket - I also found that I am more in tune with Moran, but am well aware that Deeds has the better chance in the fall since his gun stance (even if he only came up with it in the last 2 years, a reactionary stance against any legislation in response to the VA-Tech incident) takes that particular issue away from the significant Republican voting base.

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[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

depends on the race. it is very common in executive races (governors, presidents), but actually rare in the congressional races (particularly mid-terms) where the party extremists are the only ones who care enough to vote and as such, leave the general electorate with a choice between semi-extreme vs. semi-extreme, with not a moderate or rational person to be found anywhere on the ballot.