Virginia, which advertised itself as being the state for lovers, this year has become the state for attacks. A swing state in the presidential election, Virginia airwaves for months have been filled with ads attacking President Barack Obama and his...
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President Barack Obama with Sen. Mark Warner, left, and Virginia Democratic Senate candidate, former Gov. Timothy Kaine, right, during a campaign stop at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va., on July 13, 2012.
Obama to Virginia, 52.6-Percenter: `Finish What We Started in 2008′
Yes, Virginia, you gave 52.6 percent of your vote to President Barack Obama in 2008, the first time you went Democratic since the 1960s. You were closest among all 50 states to matching the president’s margin of victory nationally: 52.9...
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A member of Rick Santorum's staff outside the U.S. Supreme Court during opening arguments on President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law.
Kerrey, Kaine, Brown at Crossroads
The unfettered money is everywhere. With unprecedented money floating around in the super-PAC campaigns of 2012, it’s tempting to think of it all as an Obama-Romney contest. It’s much more than that. American Crossroads, the super-PAC that Republican strategist Karl...
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Former U.S. Sen. George Allen celebrates after securing a Republican primary win in Richmond on June 12, 2012.
Attempted Senate Comeback Rare
Most U.S. senators who lose their seats don’t try to come back. Their political standing has lost some luster. They’re often in their later years in life. And they can segue to lucrative careers in the private sector. George Allen...
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Tim Kaine, right, at an early voting station in Lauderhill, Florida.
New Super-PAC Seeks Kaine Gain of Virginia Senate Seat
Former Virginia governor Tim Kaine’s campaign for the Senate this year is getting a boost from a new super-PAC. New Virginia PAC can raise funds in unlimited amounts to elect Kaine, a former Democratic National Committee chairman who “would make...
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George Allen during the July 4th parade on Main Street in downtown Crozet, Virginia.
New Super-PAC Aiding George Allen in Virginia Senate Race
George Allen’s campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Virginia is getting a boost. Independence Virginia PAC, a super-PAC that can raise unlimited funds, filed organizing papers with the Federal Election Commission on March 9. It will focus solely on electing Allen, Paul Bennecke,...
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