At the moment Virginia has a small democratic majority in its senate. However, the republicans are fighting hard in the current election to gain at least 2 more seats which we create an even number between the two parties. If the republicans can get just two seat then they will won the Virginia Senate because a Republican oversees the Virginia Senate at the moment. If the republicans can take over Obama's chances in Virginia may dwindle a little. However, while common sense would tell us that this would give Republicans a better chance in gaining Virginia's presidential electors it isn't necessarily so. Often times people will split the ballots so that there is a balance of power so democrats losing the Virginia senate MAY actually help Obama. However due to the political apathy of American's I'd say very few Virginians will pay much attention to these finer details. Especially since Virginia will probably become a presidential battleground next year. I think that paying attention to smaller elections such as these in the bigger electoral bodies should be a concern of the presidential candidates especially since they can influence the community more one way or the other depending on the outcome. IF Obama gets any sort of political challenge in Virginia any time soon and IF that challenge does a good job of beating Obama at his own game, persuading the swing voters, then Obama might lose Virginia. The way I see things the DP needs to get proactive in these bigger states while the republicans are really unable to.
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