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A State in Play

This decade, Democrats such as Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Sen. James Webb and former governor Mark Warner have won statewide races in Virginia, but Republicans still dominated the presidential elections. Sen. Barack Obama is trying to close that gap.

A State in Play

SOURCE: Virginia State Board of Electons | GRAPHIC: Laura Stanton, Karen Yourish and Renée Rigdon - The Washington Post - August 04, 2008

This Story The Battle for Hampton Roads Article \| On her first campaign visit to Virginia, Michelle Obama made a case for her husband yesterday in Hampton Roads, a region that in previous years would have been considered safe territory for a Republican with a strong military background. Virginia, The New Battleground A State in Play This Story Reliably GOP State Is Up for Grabs Article \| This year's Fredericksburg Fair had the usual attractions: Hercula the Giant Horse and Black Jack the Giant Steer, the carnival rides and the four-wheeler races. But added to the mix was something Virginians had not seen for decades -- the earnest campaigning of a competitive presidential race. Map: A State in Play		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Virginia State Board of Electons \| GRAPHIC: Laura Stanton, Karen Yourish and Renée Rigdon - The Washington Post - August 04, 2008 ¬es=This decade, Democrats such as Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Sen. James Webb and former governor Mark Warner have won statewide races in Virginia, but Republicans still dominated the presidential elections. Sen. Barack Obama is trying to close that gap." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Virginia State Board of Electons \| GRAPHIC: Laura Stanton, Karen Yourish, Renée Rigdon - The Washington Post - August 04, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		Related Presidential Political Landscape Full state-by-state coverage of presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial race, including candidate profiles, past election results, demographics, campaign ads and the latest headlines. More on washingtonpost.com • More Politics News » washingtonpost.com
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