I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, but the fact is that the winners of the Shad Planking "sign wars" in 2005 (Tim Kaine over Jerry Kilgore), 2006 (Jim Webb over Harris Miller), and 2008 (Mark Warner over Jim Gilmore) all went on to victory in November. This year, of course, Terry McAuliffe won the Shad Planking sign war by a wide margin, which has caused a few Moran supporters to try and ridicule his victory. Of course, in doing so, they're not only denying history, they're also ridiculing Tim Kaine, Jim Webb, and Mark Warner, each of whom went all-out to win the Shad Planking sign wars and ultimately declared victory. What Terry McAuliffe did this year was no different, the only question being the results in June and November. We'll see whether past is prologue this time around
2005: Tim KaineWashington Post
This year, the war began 33 miles away, along Route 460, leading to the wooded gathering. Thousands of red-white-and-blue Kaine signs competed for attention with blue-and-orange Kilgore signs and a few red-and-white ones for Sen. H. Russell Potts Jr. (R-Winchester), an independent candidate for governor.
The verdict: Kaine by a landslide, as even the Kilgore staffers could be heard muttering. Kaine's signs -- on poles, along the road and even in trees -- far outnumbered Kilgore's.
2006: Jim Webb
2008: Mark Warner
2009: Terry McAuliffe
