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In Virginia, Large Voting Blocs for McCain and for Obama

Sep 18th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Election 2008

No Democratic presidential candidate has won Virginia since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and the selection of Sarah Palin has improved Mr. McCain’s chances of carrying the state. Even so, Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, still clearly sees an opportunity here, and has opened more than 41 offices in the state.