2009 Elections Prove Political Demographics of Virginia Are Conservative

The 2008 election cycle supposedly was the beginning of a new political era in Virginia, a political era which would be dominated by Liberals, big government politics, and the Democratic party. With Barack Obama winning Virginia by a 52.63-46.33% margin (after President Bush claimed Virginia by a 53.7-45.5% margin in 2004), Democrat Mark Warner claiming the Virginia United States Senate Seat with 64.9% of the vote, and Democrats picked up three congressional seats, two of which are heavily Republican, it appeared Virginia had shifted violently to the left.

Virginia 2009 - Virginia bleeds red.

After nine months of socialistic like policies, big government governance, and Americans across the land fed up with high taxation on the American public, the state of Virginia has led the way of reclaiming Conservative values in this Nation.

The Conservative Republican revolution reclaimed Virginia with a vengeance, as Bob McDonnell claimed the Governor's seat with 58% of the vote, Bill Bolling claimed the Lt.Governor's office with 56.41% of the vote, and Ken Cuccinelli kept the Attorney General's office in Republican hands with 57% of the vote. A sweep of the executive offices in Virginia, for any political party is amazing, something Conservative Republicans pulled off with ease.

Not to mention, Republicans increased their control of the Virginia House of Delegates to 61 seats, picking up seven Democrat seats, while losing two seats, and two Independents will continue to caucus with Republicans as well.

Virginia shifted from a radical leftist ticket in 2008, to a Conservative Republican rebirth in 2009, perhaps signaling a change of the guard back towards Conservatism in Virginia.

Virginia 2010 - Congressional Democrats are in trouble.

Democratic Congressman Glenn Nye, who resides in Virginia's 2nd congressional district which leans R+5, is a seat Republicans want to pick up, and with Nye voting along with the Democratic agenda over 80% of the time, he should be concerned.

Democrat Congressman Tom Perriello, who resides in Virginia's 5th congressional district which leans R+5, is a seat Republicans are planning to challenge, especially with Perriello's 90% voting record in favor of the Democratic agenda in Congress.

Democratic Congressman Rick Boucher, who resides in Virginia's 9th congressional district which leans R+11, voted for John McCain with 59% of the vote, and Boucher's 98% voting record with the Democratic agenda make for the perfect storm of a strong Conservative Republican to claim a seat that should be represented by a Republican.

Republicans will be setting their scopes on several years in Virginia, I believe the three above to be the most targeted, as these are Republican seats being represented by die hard members of the Democratic caucus.

Conclusions.

Sure, in 2008 Virginia voted for Barack Obama as President, elected Mark Warner to the United States Senate, and elected three additional Democrats to the House of Representatives, however, in 2009 Virginia voted in three Conservative Republicans to their executive branch, and extended their control in the Virginia House of Delegates.

This is not a state which is in the "hands" of the Democrat party, this is a state which lost their Conservative way in 2008, a state which is furiously moving back to their traditional values, something which will become more relevant after the 2010 congressional elections.