George,

There's much to admire about Russ Potts & I hope he does better than the predictions. Friends of mine who admire him still don't want to risk voting for him because it would hurt Kaine & help Kilgore. However, I have suggestion for all those couples whose votes would cancel one another out (one Democrat & one Republican) as is the case in my marriage. I made a proposal to my conservative husband that if he would vote for Potts (a Republican) I would vote for him! This will not hurt Kaine (since my other half would vote for Kilgore) and, hopefully, it will send a message to the far right Republicans if Potts makes a strong showing!

Sallie Park (electronic mail, October 21, 2005)