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politico.com - 10/18/2008
McCain adviser: Northern Va not the "real Virginia.”
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blogs.abcnews.com - 10/18/2008
McCain Adviser Says Northern Virginia Not "Real" Virginia
— blogs.abcnews.com — It might be a good idea for the folks from the McCain campaign to take a day... off, take a breath, and then return to work. Republicans unaffiliated with the campaign tell me the "bunker" mentality there is really starting... (more) McCain Adviser Says Northern Virginia Not "Real" Virginia

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thinkprogress.org - 10/18/2008
Pfotenhauer Insults Virginians: ‘Real Virginia’ Is Only The Area Where McCain Is Winning
— thinkprogress.org — On MSNBC this morning, McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer asserted that “real Virginia” does not include Northern Virginia:... I certainly agree that Northern Virginia has gone more Democratic. … But the rest of the state — real ... (more) Pfotenhauer Insults Virginians: ‘Real Virginia’ Is Only ...

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McCain advisor on the "real Virginia" (video)
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McCain advisor on the "real Virginia" (video)
— youtube.com — Nancy Pfotenhauer, top McCain advisor, on the "real Virginia."... (more) McCain advisor on the "real Virginia" (video)

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  McCain aide says Northern Virginia isn't "real Virginia"

Daily Kos:  Not In McCain's "Real" America

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  McCain Still Leads in "Real Virginia"

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McCain aide says Northern Virginia isn't "real Virginia"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — There's so much that can be said about a top McCain aide trashing Northern Virginia. In fact, although it only happened a couple hours ago, a lot has already been said by Politico, ...

Not In McCain's "Real" America
Daily Kos — More from Daily Kos: Muzikal203's diary on Barack Obama's 100,000 strong rally in St. Louis McCain Campaign: Northern Virginia Is Not "Real" Virginia And from political reporters: Politico's Ben Smith: Fake Virginia Politico's Jonathan Martin: McCain adviser: Northern Va not the "real Virginia." ABC's Jake Tapper: McCain Adviser Says Northern Virginia Not "Real" Virginia AP: McCain aide says he's strong in 'real' Virginia TIME's ...

McCain Still Leads in "Real Virginia"
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — On MSNBC, a top aide to John McCain said the Republican presidential nominee "still has a strong chance of winning the state because of his support in 'real Virginia,' the downstate areas far removed in distance and political philosophy from the more liberal areas of the northern part of the state," the AP reports. The host asked Nancy Pfotenhauer "if she wanted to retract the comment" but she declined. Politico notes that Northern VIrginia "is home to a third of the state's voters."

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