RICHMOND, Va. - How could this happen in a state as reliably Republican as
Virginia? A Democrat who objects to capital punishment, had a clear record
of backing gun control and even boasted of supporting a $1.4 billion tax
increase beat a conservative Republican by six percentage points Tuesday.

This is a state where Republicans dominate the congressional delegation and
the Legislature - a state that has not voted for a Democrat for president
since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. ...

As Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine's victory over former Virginia Attorney General Jerry
Kilgore became apparent Tuesday night, GOP conservatives were shocked into
silence. Men and women wept and children huddled in prayer circles, eyes
closed and heads bowed, as Kilgore's victory party became a wake.

Funny - Kilgore had been enjoying a slight lead until President Bush landed
to endorse him ....