11/3/08: Virginia : The "Other" Key State

Even if McCain wins Pennsylvania ( a remote possibility, see my earlier post), it would seem that he can't win without Virginia. And all indications are that Obama's more likely to win Virginia than any other swing state, including OH, FL and even CO. This would be great news, except for 2 factors:
1. Like PA, VA also uses primarily the "hackable" electronic voting machines (76% - PA is 82%)
2. Like PA, VA also has little or no early voting.
Actually, all the 4 reasons I stated for PA earlier also apply to VA. This is why I'm more confident in FL than I am in VA!
Since VA polls close at 7pm Eastern, if it goes to Obama early, I'm pulling out the champagne cork.