2008.02.12
Obama got more votes than all Republicans combined
Here's another interesting -- and potentially important -- tidbit from today's tally:
Obama got more votes than all the Republicans combined. I'd like to claim credit for spotting that, but it really comes from the campaign of Tom Perriello, the Democrat who would like to run against Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Rocky Mount, this fall.
With 91 percent of the vote counted, Obama has 508,098 votes. All the Republicans together have 397,304. I'm sure Democrats (especially Obama Democrats) will talk that up as more evidence that Virginia is turning into a "purple" state that could fall into the Democrats' column in the fall. I'd expect Republicans to say, well, not so fast -- the Republican contest was pretty well over with, so it's an apples-to-oranges comparison.
Who's right?
By the way, still waiting on Roanoke numbers. What gives?
-- Dwayne Yancey, Senior Editor
