Kerry/Edwards Postpones Media Blitz in Virginia

Cites a “strategic move” as part of the reasoning

Strategic move? Heh. Strategic as in “this beachhead cannot be held.”

In a conference call with reporters from Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas and Louisiana yesterday, Kerry strategist Tad Devine said the decision to pull back advertising in those states is a strategic move, designed to conserve advertising dollars until later in the campaign when voters are more likely to be paying attention.

‘We have to take a hard look at Virginia. We’re going to do that in the first real wave of post convention polling,’ Devine said. ‘Virginia is a place we can win, but our commitment to it must be tempered by where the state is in the most contemporary research.'”

Yes Mr. Devine. . . take a hard look at a state where the conservative base is fired up over 9/11 and the largest tax increase in the history of the Commonwealth. Please give us an outlet for our anger. . .

So is Virginia still in play? I can’t say with any confidence that Virginia is a lock for Bush, but I can say that the conservative base is awake and ready to fight.

Let it be known that there is no hope for tax and spend politicians in Virginia, and as we Virginian are polite and friendly people, we politely invite John Kerry to fall on his sword as many times as he feels necessary in the Commonwealth.