I'm buying this issue!

And linking "macaca" back to the white power code word that was originally written about- priceless.

District 2

Thelma Drake (R)
Phil Kellam (D)
War is the issue in this military-rich district. (Half a dozen bases are within it's borders.) Drake holds to the "We're winning, and voicing doubt is pro-terrorist" line, while at the same time distancing herself from an administration she rarely did anything but support. Kellam's rational analysis of the Iraq situation looks better all the time.  Esquire endorses: Kellam

District 4- a beauty- why is this guy unnopposed??

Randy Forbes (R)
Redistricting in 2001 made this a safe Republican seat, but even when it was evenly split between the parties, Forbes hewed to an inflecible conservative line. You can take your pick from his grab bag of ignorant views.  Esquire endorses: Write in candidate, please.

District 5

Virgil Goode (R)
Al Weed (D)
Anti-immigrant, pro-gun, pro-tobacco, pro-pork: That’s Virginia populism. It used to be Dixiecratic, now it’s Republican- and so is Virgil Goode, who switched parties in 2002. Esquire endorses: Weed

District 7

Eric Cantor (R)
Jim Nachman (D)
Eric Canotr was Tom DeLay’s ward heeler and informant. Done. Esquire endorses: Nachman

The fighting 9th

C.W. “Bill” Carrico (R)
Rick Boucher (D)
Boucher is the definition of a hardworking hometown politician, which in his district means being flexible (and informed) enough to protect coal miners and promote high-tech industry. He’s also led the fight against recording-industry copyright “protections” that infringe on consumers’ rights: if you own an iPod, you owe this man. Esquire endorses: Boucher

My Dad used to do cartoons for Esquire Magazine back in the
late 1930's.  They were a premier magazine then and they sure are now.  Kudos to Esquire Magazine for their endorsements.  They had good taste to publish Dad's work back then and they continue to pick the winners in 2006.
At least they see what needs to be done in Virginia unlike the conservative rag sheet down Arlington way. 

lovely

watch TV or read magazines (other than lacemaking ones, that is )... What's the demographics of Esquire's readership?

Primarily male 24-44 years old. And the women that love 'em.

Or at least that's always been the thing.  We've got to mobilize this crowd.  We need to get young people thinking about the big fat bill the boomers are leaving them, not to mention the stupid war.

And multiple generations need to pay it down.

regardless ...

Check out the crosstabs from a previous poll ...

http://www.surveyusa...

Webb definitely can target the young voters for that extra 2% he needs to put it over the top.

I looked over the breakdown and totally agree with you.  I know the attempt is being made.  I've seen the myspace page (noisy alternative rock, graphics, over 1690 friends listed, a little overwhelming to my sedate self), so he has definite appeal to the young, but it's got to be expanded and capitalized upon.  The thing is, many of the people writing in to the page are enthusiastic young folks who plan to round up all their friends to vote on election day.  A few carloads of 19 year olds would certainly help.  What got me about the last presidential election is that Bush seemed very unpopular especially with the young, but they did not vote.  I've been evangelizing (to borrow a word) my own grown kids and urging them to get their friends interested, but it's an uphill climb.  The appeal to my daughter is the constitutional amendment and the war.  Her eyes glaze over when we talk the economy.  The appeal to my son is the curbs on civil liberties (my kid might be a libertarian more than anything else) and the cost of the war.  He's not that worried about going to war just yet, but he doesn't see its point. 

we've already gotten the senate and several house races up - what about moran and davis?  can anybody cut/paste?