By Dan Sullivan, Blue Commonwealth

Tim Craig reports in the Washington Post that the Virginia Professional Firefighters Association (VPFF) will endorse Terry McAuliffe tomorrow. The momentum that both Senator Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran have demonstrated to this point may be ebbing while McAuliffe is just getting his effort in full gear. Moran has countered by announcing the support of the local firefighters in Alexandria, but that is not likely to dampen the impact of the anticipated VPFF action.
The environment, political and economic, has changed from that during the long period of informal and formal campaigning by the two well liked and more familiar Virginia Democratic figures. Jobs, McAuliffe?s loudest drumbeat, has been thrust into primacy in this campaign and his private sector credentials clearly distinguish him from his Republican opponent. The additional grassroots support and organization of the VPFF may provide the inertia necessary to draw away in the primary contest.