Keep up the good news from Virginia

Double good news from the Virginia governor battle front.   First, a Republican political advisor/consultant who was chief-of-staff for Governor Jim Gilmore (Gilly was definitely not one of my favorites) has elected (ha) to help Democrat Terry McCauliffe's campaign against Republican arch-conservative-ape Kenny Cooch-inelli. 

Veteran GOP strategist backs McCauliffe

“I am enthusiastically supporting Terry McAuliffe for Governor because I believe he will work with both parties to advance an agenda that prioritizes economic growth. Virginia needs an experienced businessman who will put the practical needs of our people ahead of political ideology,” [Boyd] Marcus said in a statement. “I’ve never before supported any Democrat, but this election Terry is the clear choice for mainstream conservatives.”

( Boyd Marcus, who served as chief of staff to then-governor James Gilmore III and advised George [Macaca] Allen’s bids for governor and U.S. Senate, will work as a paid adviser to the Democrat’s campaign.)

Number two, a poll of likely voters puts McCauliffe ahead of Coochie-Cuckoo by a couple of points above the margin of error.  That tells me that anyone who can make up their own mind (this excludes most Tea Party types) can see that the Cooch would be an absolute disaster as the governor of Virginia.  How far back into the Dark Ages he could take the state, I don't know, but I sure know that's what he wants to do.  After all, he wants to make oral sex a prosecutable crime again.

Terry McCauliffe up 6 points in Virginia likely voter poll

"But the poll also found likely voters showing a more Democratic tilt in party loyalty than in the last governor’s election in 2009.

Among likely voters surveyed by Quinnipiac, Democrats outnumber Republicans 39 percent to 32 percent — the identical split found in Virginia exit polls in the 2012 presidential election.

The findings could indicate that Democrats are poised to repeat their turnout advantage, although some Republicans said that Democrats were over-represented in Quinnipiac’s survey.

Democrats have consistently outnumbered Republicans among all Virginia adults in recent years, but Republicans have neutralized that advantage by turning out at higher rates in off-year elections. In the 2009 governor’s race won by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), exit polling showed Republicans held a four- percentage-point turnout edge over Democrats. A year earlier, Democrats led turnout by six points in the 2008 presidential election."

McCauliffe still has some work to do to convince voters he'll be a good governor; but that's a lot less work to do than the Coochster has to do to convince normal Virginia voters that he's sane.