From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Calhoun, Virginia Edition
By Speaking of Republican identity politics, one set of races that should receive more attention than it has is in Virginia. Right now, Silver shows the Democrats with an 85% chance of maintaining the Senate seat and Obama with a 73% chance of taking the state’s electoral votes again. In this context, it seems worth noting that Republicans were unable to find someone who isn’t an open white supremacist to run for the Senate. Although, admittedly, if Allen wins he’ll have a really real mandate.