Virginia Just Got Harder For Romney!

Twelve years after third party candidate Ralph Nader cost Al Gore the 2000 election, a third-party candidate could be poised to cost Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney some crucial votes in Virginia  - and possibly the election - where the presidential election looks to be a virtual dead heat between Romney and President Barack Obama.

A virtually unknown presidential candidate in Virginia could derail Mitt Romney’s bid for president. But how rare is it for a third-party candidate to influence a race for president?

Currently, Virgil Goode, a candidate running in Virginia, has about 9 percent of the projected vote in the upcoming November election, according to polling data.

With Mitt Romney needing Virginia—especially if President Barack Obama can take Ohio or Florida—Goode could become the little-known spoiler in the national election.

The former congressman has a strong enough following in rural Virginia to take votes away from Romney, and Goode has no plans to end his low-budget campaign.

Speaking with a TV station in Lynchburg, Goode said he wanted to take votes away from both candidates.