their 2013 is like everybody else s 2012. statewide job openings in this election year in virginia include governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. all the big ones. the republican party of virginia handpicked their candidates for those jobs this year. they scrapped the whole primary vote thing and used a convention to crown their candidates. that resulted in the off the hook far right slate of republican nominees they got themselves. larry sabido says this is the most right wing slate of republican candidates to run in the state ever. the dynamic ended up being, in the lieutenant governor s race, the guy on the right was very heavily favored to win the
the republican party of virginia handpicked their candidates for those jobs this year. they scrapped the whole primary vote thing and used a convention to crown their candidates. that resulted in the off the hook far right slate of republican nominees they got themselves. larry sabido says this is the most right wing caucus to run in the state ever. the dynamic ended up being, in the lieutenant governor s race, the guy on the right was very heavily favored to win the lieutenant governor nomination. he seemed to have everything going for him, impressive resume. he worked as secretary of technology for a previous virginia governor, carries himself really well, and is really good at politics, has a great personal story. really smart, he s the eldest
ranking of five different u.s. senate races. since the end of the democratic convention. prior to the convention, they listed these three states as leaning republican in senate races. they listed arizona and nevada and wisconsin as all leaning republican. well, now those are all moved into the tossup category. they no longer lean republican. now who knows. before the democratic convention, the two states that the two states they had considered tossups, too close to call, were ohio and michigan. well, now they have been shifted into the leans democratic category. so they ve shifted five senate race since the conventions and all of the shifts have been toward the democrats. a political scientist named larry sabido at the university of virginia also promised probably the most famous individual person in the country who has long done this kind of ranking and characterizing of races. today in addition to moving five swing states in the direction of president obama, mr. sabato moves others
the website realclearpolitics is one of the places that aggregates poll numbers and offers averages for how specific races are going and specific states. based on those averages realclearpolitics changed its ranking of five different u.s. senate races. since the end of the democratic convention. prior to the convention, they listed these three states as leaning republican in senate races. they listed arizona and nevada and wisconsin as all leaning republican. well, now those are all moved into the tossup category. they no longer lean republican. now who knows. before the democratic convention, the two states that the two states they had considered tossups, too close to call, were ohio and michigan. well, now they have been shifted into the leans democratic category. so they ve shifted five senate race since the conventions and all of the shifts have been toward the democrats. a political scientist named larry sabido at the university of virginia also promised probably the most famous
opportunity to stand toe to toe with an incumbent president x. we ll see if all . practicing pays off. don t be surprised if the polls after the debates. larry has a speech in baltimore at lunchtime. thank you for joining us live. thank you, steve. steve: straight ahead. admit it. you have a favorite child. wait until you hear what is happening to a father who admitted that. an american hero who tried to take his own life. dacota myer system here next with a story that no one heard until now. good morning.