the short term. there is less external pressure forcing them all out right now because in part the guy who s next in line to become governor should they all leave is a republican. so that is certainly informing the democrats calculus here, andrea. and that republican, by the way, as you know very well, the speaker of the house of delegates, only became the speaker of the house by pulling a name out of a hat because it was a tie vote as to who was going to control the house. so whether democratic or republican was determined literally by a lottery, by pulling his name out of a hat, that s how random this whole deal witis. mara gaye, you must be thinking, what is happening in that state? the new york post s cheeky tabloid says, virginia is for losers rather than their normal logo, virginia is for lovers.