As a resident of the Va. 5th Congressional district, I have often wished the local Democratic Party would nominate a strong candidate. Virgil Goode was a good ole boy conservative Democrat with generations in the region. His daddy was in Democratic politics and he was too until he jumped ship and turned anti-immigrant GOP embarrassment. Goode has also recently had questions about some of his friends in the defense industry. That plus the trending this year might make it a shoe in for a Democrat to take the district....but maybe not.
Once again, the local Democratic Party is ready to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.