I am sorry that Cuccinelli has not been in the lead as he is a great person and gets things done. Christie will do fine as NJ likes him well enough.  The problem for 2014 may be the big money the democratic party always has access to.  It does not bode well for Republicans if  democrats pour huge amounts of money into lots of races as they have this year. They have certainly held off the view that democrats will lose due to the Obama Care fallout.  In these two governors races it does not appear that Obama is a negative.  It may mean that he will not be a negative in 2014 except in races in those districts that Bush and Romney did well.  If we can take those districts and hold our own so to say, we would take the Senate.