In Virginia, where the governor and lieutenant governor candidates run separately (there is currently a Dem governor and Republican lt. gov.), the candidates for the state's top three offices are hitting the road this morning for a one day, six-stop statewide tour.

Former attorney general Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli were all officially nominated -- for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general -- over the weekend at the state GOP convention in Richmond. Today they travel together to Southwest Virginia, Roanoke, the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg and Hampton Roads.

In perhaps a remark about Terry McAuliffe's lack of a public service resume, McDonnell said this morning at the group's first stop in Abingdon: "This is a ticket with records that Virginians can trust." All three of the GOP nominees have served in the state legislature.