The word?  Conservatism.  

Ken Cuccinelli will lose in Virginia because he’s been seriously outspent by a Left that understands the power of perception, and seriously undersold by an establishment “right” that understands the same thing.   Throw in a “libertarian” candidate who doesn’t have the support of either Ron or Rand Paul, a guy who supports increasing gas taxes, is for a per-mile tax on driving (which would necessarily involve governmental tracking), etc, to

This is the essence of the debate over ObamaCare, distilled:  the liberals (not the leftists, who know this debate isn’t about health insurance at all, but rather about creating permanent clients in order to seize control over the electoral process) believe they know best what every individual American wants and needs, and because of this, they assume that their mandates are compassionate — and that forcing people to accept them