Question of the Week #5- Handicap the Virginia Governers Race - Who will win and why?

The two governors running are Bob McDonnell(Republican) and Creigh Deeds(Democrat). For the past two terms Virgina has elected a Democratic candidate each time. The lack of change by the democratic governor will lead voters to select a Republican candidate. Bob McDonnell seems be the favorite in this election. Currently polls have placed Bob McDonnell ahead of the Democratic candidate, Deeds. The voters are hoping that a Republican governor will lead Virginia in the right direction, fixing the current transportation problems and fixing the high rate of foreclosures. Although McDonnell is being portrayed as a hard core conservative, I believe he will be chosen as the new governor to see if change in the current political issues will take place.