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Friday, October 28, 2005

Kilgore sees GOP woes erode lead for governor

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Republicans' national political problems have left Jerry Kilgore campaigning against a "head wind" in the race for the post of Virginia's governor.

Over the past two months Mr. Kilgore's lead in the polls over Democrat Tim Kaine has slipped away, as the national Republican Party has faced indictments, investigations, a Supreme Court nominee forced to withdraw and a president bruised over his handling of Hurricane Katrina and his spending plans for rebuilding the Gulf Coast,.

"One, there is a head wind. Two, it's not helpful," said Chris LaCivita, a Republican strategist who has run statewide campaigns in Virginia. "It's not helpful, but it's not fatal. At the end of the day the campaign is about Jerry Kilgore and Tim Kaine."

He said Virginia is one-third Republican, one-third Democrat and one-third independents. Those independents are usually inclined to vote Republican, "however if given an opportunity, that core group of the electorate will vote for a Democrat" such as Gov. Mark Warner.

Republicans fear the disruptions in Washington may make their party members less excited about turning out.

"On a big-picture scale, it might demoralize our Republican base," said Delegate David Albo, Fairfax Republican. "They're not going to come and vote for the Democrat, but it might cause them to stay at home. That's what we're worried about."

Mr. Albo said in delegate races such as his, party identification won't make as much of a difference because he has a years-long record on projects such as the Springfield Mixing Bowl, so he doesn't have to run on Republican credentials alone.

But he said it matters in the statewide races, in which the candidates are introducing themselves to many of the voters from scratch.

Mr. Kilgore now faces questions because he will skip President Bush's speech today in Norfolk on terrorism. Instead, Mr. Kilgore will be in Richmond for a 70th-anniversary luncheon for the state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Kilgore campaign spokesman Tucker Martin says the Bush speech is a policy event, not a place to campaign. He said Mr. Bush held a fundraiser in July in Virginia, and first lady Laura Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney held fundraisers with Mr. Kilgore earlier this month.

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