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throwback to the old days: All six of the candidates for statewide office have either state or local political experience, each having served in the General Assembly.

With the Byrd Machine long since dismantled, political handicappers today have their hands full.

Whereas in years past Virginia’s elections have been known far and wide for their predictability, today, the Old Dominion’s large and increasingly volatile electorate lends an air of uncertainty to political forecasting.

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