Dem State Senate Coup Gives Va. ‘Battlefield’ Status
Coming on the veritable eve of the 2008 presidential primaries, Virginia’s statewide election of its senators and delegates Tuesday took on considerable national significance, signaling that it is a serious candidate to swing from the “red” Republican to the “blue” Democratic column in its voting for president of the U.S. next November. It could become one of a handful of so-called “battleground” states that is targeted as decisive for the outcome of that election.
