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A source close to Kilgore's campaign says they are seeing "unprecedented off-year turnout" in the heavily GOP precincts in the suburban counties around Richmond.

They are reporting turnout nearing presidential levels at precincts that produced 70-30 margins for Pres. Bush in '04.

Kaine's camp responds: They say they are "seeing the exact opposite: great numbers in the city [of Richmond], subpar in GOP precincts." They also say they are "seeing huge turnout inside the beltway," referring to heavily Democrat localities of Arlington and Alexandria.

And: "Sources inside the Kaine campaign are sending mixed messages about turnout. A spokesperson in Richmond says the campaign is pleased with turnout throughout the state, including heavy Democratic turnout in NoVa. Meanwhile, a field organizer in NoVa expressed concern that turnout in Fairfax County, which Mark Warner won 55-45 in 2001, was low."