In Virginia, Large Voting Blocs for McCain and for Obama
Sep 18th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Election 2008The New York Times: Eight years ago, Senator John McCain outraged religious conservatives with a speech here in which he called the evangelical leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson “agents of intolerance,” and described them as exerting an “evil influence” on the Republican Party.
This year, as Mr. McCain seeks the presidency as the Republican nominee, memories of that speech threatened to undermine his appeal in Hampton Roads, as this politically pivotal corner of southeastern Virginia is known, despite his strength among veterans and members of the military who make up a large voting bloc here.