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(CNN) – McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer made a splash Saturday by drawing a line between northern Virginia and “real Virginia,” which she said is the “part of the state that is more Southern in nature,” a comment that may not sit well with the many residents of the commonwealth residing north of Frederickburg.
Using Pfotenhauer’s definition, [...]
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Obama has out-campaigned McCain in "real Virginia"
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CNN: McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer made a splash Saturday by drawing a line between northern Virginia and “real Virginia,” which she said is the “part of the state that is more Southern in nature,” a comment that may not sit well with the many residents of the commonwealth residing north of Frederickburg. Using Pfotenhauer’s definition, however, Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden have out-campaigned their Republican rivals by a significant margin in “real Virginia.” Obama has made nine campaign stops in central, southwest and southeast ...
Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... CNN took a look at the candidates' travel schedules, and found something interesting in light of McCain surrogate Nancy Pfotenhauer's comments about "Real Virginia": In the battle for this state's 13 electoral votes, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have made more campaign appearance outside of Northern Virginia than John McCain and Sarah Palin have. ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... in several "red" states, including Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. * If you haven't seen pictures from Obama's record-breaking crowd in St. Louis on Saturday, it was an impressive showing. * Obama and Hillary Clinton will campaign together in Florida today , their first joint appearance since a New Hampshire event in June. * Sarah Palin appeared on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, and was in two amusing skits . * McCain has spent less time in "real" Virginia than Obama. * The AFL-CIO has a hard-hitting direct-mail ...
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McCain Campaign: Northern Virginia Isn’t “Real” Virginia
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McCain aide says Northern Virginia isn't "real Virginia"
americablog.com 10/19/2008 — 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 , the Associated Press and ABC News. Probably the best commentary is ...
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 10/18/2008 — From NBC's Carrie Dann It's no secret to native Virginians that the parts of the state inside the Washington DC beltway aren't representative of the entire Old Dominion. That's probably the point that McCain advisor Nancy Pfotenhauer was ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/19/2008 — Nancy Pfotenhauer, speaking on behalf of John McCain, contrasts Northern Virginia with “real Virginia” and then sticks to her guns about NoVa’s fakeness on followup:
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