Because the Virginia GOP has already selected Bob McDonnell as its gubernatorial candidate for the November election (see the banner at at the top of this page) and it’s an open primary state, I’m considering voting in the Democratic primary for the weakest candidate to go up against him. With the three Democrats in a dead heat, outside voters could make a real difference. My inclination is to vote for Brian Moran, who’s the farthest to the left and probably doesn’t have much appeal beyond the inner suburbs of Northern Virginia. Craig Deeds is more like a traditional Virginia Democrat and thus slightly more conservative, and the very possibility of Terry McAuliffe as governor makes my skin crawl. I’ve looked around a little, and other than a Second Amendment group backing Moran (probably for Operation Chaos reasons, though they don’t come out and say it), I haven’t found any good direction. Any suggestions?