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| | McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check" -- legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot -- and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009] </ref> | | McDonnell explained that, "The business community was the first to recoil" from policies such as "card check" -- legislation to allow union organization by signing cards instead of by a secret ballot -- and cap-and-trade environmental policies. "But health care now dwarfs previous concerns -- handing over the best medical system in the world to the federal government. It affects everyone." Conservatives, he contends, are more activated than at any time since 1993. A young McDonnell campaign worker exuded confidence, boasting, "We have the enthusiasm Obama's people had last time."<ref>Michael Gerson, "A Virginia Model For a GOP Comeback?" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703256.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 '"Washington Post'' Aug. 28, 2009] </ref> |
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| | + | The Virginia Senate has 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans. The House of Delegates, however, consists of 59 Republicans, 39 Democrats, and two Independents who caucus with Republicans. |
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| | + | ==Elected Officials== |
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| | + | ===Federal=== |
| | + | *Sen. [[James Webb]] (D) |
| | + | *Sen. [[Mark Warner]] (D) |
| | + | *Rep. [[Rob Wittman]] [R, VA-01] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Scott Rigell]] [R, VA-02] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Robert Scott]] [D, VA-03] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Randy Forbes]] [R, VA-04] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Robert Hurt]] [R, VA-05] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Bob Goodlatte]] [R, VA-06] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Eric Cantor]] [R, VA-07] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Jim Moran]] [D, VA-08] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Morgan Griffith]] [R, VA-09] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Frank Wolf]] [R, VA-10] |
| | + | *Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] [D, VA-11] |
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| | + | ===Statewide=== |
| | + | *Governor [[Robert McDonnell]] (R) |
| | + | *Lt. Governor [[William Bolling]] (R) |
| | + | *Attorney General [[Kenneth Cuccinelli]] (R) |
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| | ==Geological Regions of Virginia== | | ==Geological Regions of Virginia== |