And, given that Obama leads in recent polls in the Commonwealth, McCain finds himself forced to spend resources where a Republican presidential candidate hasn't lost in decades.
Here's a sign that the McCain campaign could be worried that Obama has a real chance of winning in Virginia, a state that's historically voted red but has been trending blue.The McCain camp has bought up ad time for a sixty-second spot in at least four major Virginia media markets, a Democratic ad buyer tells me. The markets: Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, and Tri-Cities.
He better be worried: Obama is well positioned to turn Virginia blue this year.
UPDATE: 538 blogs on the odd language being used about McCain's Virginia problem. "Could be worried" is a bit of an understatement.
It's great to see such good GOP money being flushed away on a "safe red state" like this one