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[VA] Both Parties Proclaim Boost for November From Primaries
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 12, 2008 09:52am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, June 12, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 12, 2008; Page B05
Tuesday's congressional primaries have set the stage for an unusually competitive fall election season in which Northern Virginia voters are likely to determine whether the state once again supports a Republican president or shifts to the blue column for the first time in 44 years.
Gerald E. Connolly's victory in the 11th District bolsters a Democratic ticket that also will feature former governor Mark R. Warner, who is running for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Barack Obama for president. Connolly, the popular chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, who is vying for the open seat of Republican Tom Davis, hopes to deliver a sizable chunk of voters in Virginia's largest jurisdiction.
On the other hand, Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R) of the 10th District outperformed any other candidate in the region's five primaries. Wolf not only won his primary challenge with nearly 92 percent of the vote, but his performance illustrated that Northern Virginia's GOP base remains strong in places.
Wolf, Connolly and Warner have found favor with the public with a can-do, bipartisan style of governing on such issues as transportation funding, education quality and job growth. In the end, many observers agree that a Virginia victory for Obama (Ill.) or Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) will hinge on which presidential hopeful does better in adopting that approach with Northern Virginia's powerful voting bloc. |
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