Below The Beltway

The Washington Post is reporting that turnout is very low in the primary elections in Virginia’s three Congressional District’s today:
After morning and lunch-hour rushes that looked more like a trickle, Northern Virginia election officials predicted historically low turnout in today’s congressional primaries despite a fiercely competitive Democratic contest for an open seat in the 11th [...]

It’s primary day in Virginia but if you’re in the 11th Congressional District and you don’t care who wins the Democratic Primary, you may as well stay home.
On some level, I suppose I’d rather see Gerry Connolly win simply because I know that whoever wins this primary is probably going to win in November [...]

Governor Tim Kaine has taken sides in the Democratic race in the 11th District:
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Gerald E. Connolly in Northern Virginia’s 11th District, an increasingly blue-leaning territory where Democrats are betting heavily on gaining a seat now that Republican Rep. Tom Davis is retiring.
In a statement released yesterday, [...]

Fairfax BOCS Chairman released another internal poll showing him with a huge lead over Leslie Byrne:
New polling by Fairfax County Board Chairman Gerald E. Connolly continues to show him with a significant lead over Leslie L. Byrne in the race for the 11th District Democratic Congressional nomination.
The poll of likely Democratic primary voters, first reported [...]

Yesterday, she lost a big Democratic endorsement to Gerry Connolly:
Former state Sen. Joseph V. Gartlan Jr., for 28 years one of the most liberal voices of the General Assembly, has endorsed Gerald E. Connolly, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, for the Democratic nomination in the 11th Congressional District.
The endorsement provides a boost [...]