Round One in the VA Governor's Race goes to Dem's, McAuliffe

Although the votes are still being recounted due to the close nature of the race it appears the Democrat Sharon Bulova has defeated Republican challenger Pat Herrity in the race for Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.  Bulova won by just over two percent of the vote despite Fairfax being a heavily Democrat area.  The larger story however is the fact that each of the candidates was aided by the Gubernatorial campaigns of their respective parties.  Terry McAuliffe aided Bulova by mobilizing thousands of volunteers to make phone calls.  While Bob McDonnell sent paid campaign workers into Northern Virginia.  The results of Tuesday's election shed light on the fact that McDonnell's campaigns will have to retune its strategy in order to ensure a win in November.  Secondly this election shows that Republicans can win in an area that has trended heavily Democrat in recent years.