Conservative Dem Wins Virginia Governor's Primary

For those who think the country has gone completely left-wing there is some hope. Dem voters in Virginia rejected the liberal Terry McAuliffe and the very liberal Brian Moran in favor of much more conservative Creigh Deeds. Beltway Confidential analyzes it this way:

Despite my hunch that Terry McAuliffe would be able to spend enough to get Tidewater voters and late deciders to vote for him, Virginia Democrats sent him packing.
We'll likely never know the demographic splits in the race, but the huge margin for Creigh Deeds says that his support was pretty transcendent.
Deeds may not reflect the new, more liberal Democratic party of Virginia, but he will be a strong contender against Republican Bob McDonnell.
Deeds did well in all regions of the state. McAuliffe won only one of Virginia's congressional districts -- the third which includes Norfolk and Newport News. Brian "Also" Moran didn't even beat Deeds in brother Rep. Jim Moran's district in and around Alexandria.
While ideology and geography might explain Deeds success in much of the state, his success in Northern Virginia shows that the Washington Post endorsement made a big difference and that Virginia Democrats are pretty savvy. A carbon-capping, gun controller would have faced a tough battle this fall, especially if Democrats are still expanding deficits and not the job market.
Not giving in and backing the candidate who played to their liberal aspirations showed restraint.
It may just be that folks were repelled by McAuliffe, but I think there was some calculation at work.

I didn't really care who won as long as Terry McAuliffe lost. He definitely repels me.