Election Day

        Republican Ken Cuccinelli and democrat Terry McAuliffe are the two candidates in the Virginia governor election this year. Virginia is a battleground state which means that the election could go either democratic or republican because there are almost equal levels of support for each party. My prediction is that the democratic candidate will win this election which is supported by most of the polls thus far. Cuccinelli is backed heavily by Tea Party members, which could work against him. There is nationwide distrust and anger towards the Tea Party because of the recent government shutdown which is leading to less support for Cuccinelli. Obama and other democrats have been attempting to exploit these feelings to back McAuliffe. However, the recent shortcomings of the Obamacare website have not made supporters of the Affordable Health Care Act look good, and McAuliffe is one of these supporters. Despite this, I feel that Virginia is leaning more towards the democratic side. This could be because of McAuliffe's support from women. In regards to abortion, McAuliffe supports the pro choice view which women tend to strongly agree with. Because abortion laws a created state by state, women in Virginia have greater support for McAuliffe.