With early reports showing Republican Jerry Kilgore leading Democrat Tim Kaine in the Virginia governor´s race, Democrats were all set to cry foul.

Reports claiming that there were problems with Virginia´s touch-screen voting machines had conspiracy theorists running wild at web sites like Democratic Underground and the Daily Kos.

In what sounded like the 2005 version of Palm Beach County´s butterfly ballot, the computerized machines were said to be registering votes for Kilgore that were intended for Kaine.

"Looks to me like another stolen election," complained one DU poster. "Damn Virginia!!!! Take to the Streets...tear down the g-d - - -n courthouse," railed another.

Of course, that was before their candidate won the race.

So far, Republicans have yet to threaten to "tear down the courthouse" over Virginia´s supposedly "rigged" voting machines.