Battleground Virginia?
June 24, 2008 at 10:19 am
The pundit battle continues: Is Virginia really up for grabs in November?
On C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” this morning, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) shared this insight with host Steve Scully:
SCULLY: Virginia for Barack Obama?
FORBES: At the end of the day, I think McCain wins Virginia. I remember in June [1996] when Bob Dole was behind, everyone was saying then that Virginia was going to be lost, he came back and won the state. I think at the end of the day, Virginia goes for McCain.
SCULLY: But haven’t demographics changed in Northern Virginia and elsewhere?
FORBES: They have changed somewhat, but I think a lot of instances people underplay the role that candidates have. Still, Virginia is a heavy military state, a state with a lot of veterans, and I think that when all the smoke clears at the end of the day, McCain still wins in Virginia.
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