It is now less than two weeks before the Nov. 6 Virginia general election and there is a strong indication that the direction of the entire legislature will shift toward Democratic Party control. Battling uphill against voter apathy and expected low turnouts, partisans for both parties have plenty of reason to be working overtime now. Moreover, it is an election of national significance leading into the presidential election year of 2008, being the most important prior to the primaries.
