The facts of Cuccinelli's loss:
Here they are:
- The Republican National Committee spent three times as much in 2009 on the same race as they did this year.
- The Chamber of Commerce spent one million dollars in the last Governor’s race, and not one dime on Cuccinelli.
- While it’s often claimed that Tea Party candidates do poorly among independents, Cuccinelli actually won independents by 9 points, 47 percent to 38 percent.
- “McAuliffe outraised Cuccinelli by almost $15 million,” and in the last weeks of the campaign, this left Cuccinelli with nearly no media exposure.
- Even Politico wonders if Cuccinelli was beginning to turn the tide against the “War on Women” narrative, as he drove down McAuliffe’s lead among women from 24% in polling to 9%.
If the Republican establishment had thought it important enough to carry Virginia into the “R” column instead of using the loss as a cudgel to beat the grassroots Tea Party insurgent movement, perhaps it would have devoted more resources towards winning this crucial election.
The Republican Governor's Association (headed up by President wannabe Jindal) refused to give money directly to the Cucinelli campaign - The Democrat GA gave over $6 million to the McAuliffe campaign. Instead, the RGA threw their financial support behind Christi in NJ; an incumbent who didn't need the help and won by 17 points !
And note that Christi refused to campaign for Cuccinelli in Virginia !
Like I said, a war (Beltway GOP vs grassroots base) is brewing in the GOP; and it will bite them in the ass if they don't support their base !