VA voting for a Democratic president?

According to a Washington Post poll, that seems to be more than a possibility.

Mirroring the national mood, Virginians’ approval of Bush and support for U.S. policies in Iraq have eroded as the war has dragged on. Bush is the worst of the past nine presidents, say Virginia’s independent voters, who helped him win in 2004 but now say they are more likely to prefer that a Democrat rather than a Republican be the next president.

Last night, I had a bit of fun hanging out with my neighbors. One of the things we did was to take the online test I mentioned in this post. They were each a bit surprised at their results, prompting them (all of which consider themselves Republican-leaning independents) to take a closer look at the Democratic candidates who showed up on their lists. (One was really funny – he supports Fred Thompson but was really surprised to discover Dennis Kucinich near the top of his list!)

One thing that comes to my mind here is that we Democrats have to be careful in selecting our nominee, lest those independent voters swing in the other direction.