We must win 2005

Unfortunatly, I was unable to attend the trip to Virginia this weekend. However, I did have some things I wanted to write about the election.

There is a reason that this election is so important besides the fact that it is always important for Democrats to beat Republicans. It is the things this election can mean in the national landscape that make it worth driving 8 hours to work on.

There have been two major elections since November 2004. One was the Ohio congressional where Democrat Paul Hackett almost won in one of the most Republican districts in the state. Virginia is a state that went for President Bush in 2004. While the outgoing Governor is a Democrat, and a hugely popular one, this is still a major battlegound for Democrats. If Kaine wins, you can bet you will start seeing more and more stories about the growing Democratic trend. And the repeated poll numbers that people think Democrats would do a better job running the country than Republicans.

Those are my thoughts for now. If any of the people down there read this during their trip, know that I wish I was there.

Josh