In Virginia, meanwhile, unemployment stood at 6.7 percent in September, up from 4.1 percent a year earlier. "A year ago, the economy was bad, Bush was in charge, and if you wanted to change the economy you voted for Obama and against McCain ... In this case, the incumbent officeholders are Democrats. And if the economy is bad, there is a certain tendency to vote against those in power." Christina Hoag, 58, who owns a catering business with about 25 employees in McLean, said that she hoped a Republican victory would slow government growth and block a health-care plan that she believes would hinder future economic growth. Full Article at The Washington Post