Presidential Ground Games Go Hyper-Local in Northern Virginia
Part of the shift toward the Democrats is demographic: Prince William County has grown by more than 50,000 people since 2004, many of them from the heavily Democratic counties to the north. Housing and the economy are big issues as well. Foreclosures have increased by more than 300 percent over the past year and the medium home price dropped 40 percent since Sept. 2007. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Yes, it is a battle! I'm a native Virginian and I've watched my home state become more and more politically charged these past few years. In 2006 the Democrats came out in full force to help Jim Webb defeat George "Macaca" Allen. That fervor has carried over into this election, and it's looking now like Barack Obama will win the state. That said, I really resent that this article uses the tired, inane cliche of "red" and "blue" to describe how different districts typically vote. It is such an intellectually lazy and inaccurate classification! Many of these "red" and "blue" districts are actually quite purple, if you insist on using this silly color metaphor.