Virginia and Third World Countries...

[Sandy]

...are not that far apart when it comes to suppression of voters. According to Rachel Maddow, the attorney general, Ken Cucinelli, who is also the Republican candidate for governor, will be in charge of any litigation that arises over lawsuits against county election boards that are purging Democratic voters from the registration rolls prior to the election.

Well, he's behind in the polls, and it appears that the best chances Republicans have to win elections these days involves preventing as many people from exercising their right to vote as possible.