The biggest current political issue in Virginia involves gun rights. Virginians tend to be very conservative on the issue of gun control laws. The Democrats are pointing out in the upcoming election, however, that many of the Republicans are too conservative on gun control laws, meaning that they want to give too much freedom and not enough regulation on the ability of people to own guns. In some areas, both parties believe in the right for people to bear arms. This means that voting for a Democrat would only tighten up regulations a bit, and wouldn't have any large impact on gun laws.
I think that the Democrats will be much more successful that before in Virginia if they make clear their standpoint on gun laws.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/democrats-train-sights-on-gun-issues-in-northern-virginia-races/2011/10/26/gIQApUhSMM_story.html
The only problem there is that they have been trying to do that for YEARS with NO SUCCESS at all. Virginia is huge on guns and when you speak even the smallest notion of limiting gun use the gun owners freak out...
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