Fearing a lost governor’s race, Virginia Republicans confront party divide

[RandySF]

With just three weeks remaining before the election, Republican leaders in Virginia fear that their nominee, Ken Cuccinelli II, is on his way to losing the governor’s race and that the party will squander command of a state that is key to their quest to dominate next year’s midterm elections and the 2016 presidential race.

Distressed over a flurry of recent polls showing Democrat Terry McAuliffe with a solid lead, Virginia Republicans are talking about rebuilding their organization, which is suffering from deep internal rifts similar to those roiling the national party.

“It’s a party that is disunited, in flux, in transition and defeated,” said Thomas M. Davis, the former Republican congressman. “We have nominated a ticket that Virginians don’t want to buy.”

While some Republicans say enough time remains for Cuccinelli to recover, Davis said that a defeat would require the party to confront like never before the division between the tea party activists who spurred Cuccinelli’s nomination and the moderates, independents and business leaders turned off by his conservative views on social issues.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fearing-a-lost-governors-race-va-republicans-confront-party-divide/2013/10/13/713edfbe-31d2-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html?hpid=z3

[gopiscrap]

1. God I hope Cuccinelli loses and loses big!

[blkmusclmachine]

2. The Kook/Ewwwww are in trouble.

Too bad McAuliffe is a DINO.

[Contrary1]

3. "It’s a party that is disunited, in flux, in transition and defeated,”

Understatement of the decade.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Who'da thunk that a platform advocating arresting people for having oral sex in their own homes

wouldn't be popular?

[Laelth]

5. Part of me loves the right-wing takeover of the GOP.

I hope they keep running un-electable candidates.

-Laelth

[Oilwellian]

6. I understand what you mean, but feel differently

The Dems aren't exactly united and voting for the likes of McAuliffe is a burden I don't like having to carry. Others are so turned off by both candidates, they may just stay home and not vote at all. That's playing a very dangerous game to be sure, and part of the reason why candidates like Cuccinelli come so close to power. I'm glad to read Virginia Republicans are beginning to realize the fire-breathing fundies are a real turn off to most sane people.

[Laelth]

7. I'd be holding my nose too if I had to vote for McAuliffe.

But I would do it, and so will Virginia. I'd prefer a progressive, of course, but I will take what I can get.

-Laelth