UVA's Larry Sabato changed his outlook for 21 Congressional races, and every one of them went further red.
That includes the race between U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye,Republican Scott Rigell and Independent Kenny Golden.
Here's what Sabato had to say in the change from a "toss up" to "leans R."
VA-02 (Nye-D): Glenn Nye was one of a hostof Democrats to win a Republican seat in 2008, aided in part by Obama’s coattails, only to find themselves immediately in the GOP cross-hairs. While Obama narrowly carried the district in 2008, Democratic enthusiasm has since plummeted while Republicans have rallied. As a result, Nye’s GOP challenger, used car dealer Scott Rigell, will be running with the wind at his back. Nye has tried to boost his moderate and conservative credentials, voting against health care reform and a handful of other Democratic priorities, but voters may care more about his party affiliation than his voting record. There is a former Republican official, Kenny Golden, running as an Independent but so far he has shown few signs of fundraising or support and seems unlikely to siphon off enough votes from Rigell to make much of a difference. All the polling and news indicates the momentum belongs to Rigell, and the Crystal Ball rating moves from Toss-Up to Leans R.
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