wow. it s hard to beat that. virginia republican seems to be saying we lose when we nominate moderates so we re going to win with true believers. john feehery is here for defense. he s republican consultant. salon s joan walsh is in the da s position tonight. what do you do when you re stuck with a lieutenant governor candidate? goo cuccinelli said i will not answer to that guy. a state, you and i know, and joan knows is the average state. the results coming out of virginia these days are about the same as the national average. it s not right wing, not left wing. it s in the middle. what you need to do is make this about terry mcauliffe and not about your lieutenant governor. i don t think most voters in virginia are going to vote for the lieutenant governor at this race. they re going to vote at the top of the ticket. you raise some important points, chris.