elsie barnes will take some calls in a moment.will put the phone numbers on the bottom of the screen for our guest. we'll get to those calls and in minutes for democrats and republicans and independents. about a million people in virginia -- about eight million people in virginia. 19% are african-american. 8% are hispanic. the unemployment rate is about 5.9%. we have a fourth full line for virginia residents and we'll put that line on the screen. our guest is elsie barnes. speak to us about the issues in play this year. is the economy most important? guest: virginia's unemployment rate is below the national average, jobs are a major concern. generally people focused on the unemployment rate, which is an important factor. take those individuals better under employed. those are individuals that are working but not in positions that would enable them to pay their bills. that is a big concern. individuals have been transferred out of positions that were higher paid positions to lower positions or they have to change careers altogether