44 years in the wilderness

The Commonwealth has not supported a Democrat for President since Johnson blew out Goldwater in 1964. The Post is reporting that that might change in 2008 and cites a new poll in which 46% of Virginia indies name Bush as the worst President since 1960. Furthermore, only 17% of those independents plan to vote Republican in the coming election. Wow.

This is the home of Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. The Old Dominion has been as reliably Red as just about any other state in the Union. If this polling holds, we will witness the most dramatic political reversal since Johnson sacrificed the Democratic South, much to his credit BTW, in support of the Civil Rights movement.

On its face, this is but one state but if the Commonwealth is sincerely in play, the Republicans are well and truly fucked in 2008. Happy day!