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Dems Encircle Vital Virginia

Clinton pushing hard in state thought to favor Obama

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2008 12:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Forget Yorktown and Manassas: Virginia will weigh in on a new war Tuesday, as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton make the state the next key Democratic battleground. Watchers had thought Obama would sweep the so-called Potomac Primary—in Virginia, Maryland, and DC—but Clinton is looking for a crucial stand in the Mother of Presidents, the Washington Post reports.

One-quarter of Dems are black, and the primary will see many highly educated, upper-income, and independent voters; Obama is also aided by support from Gov. Tim Kaine. But Clinton sees strengths in growing exurbs and in under-employed white voters in the rural southwest. One pollster noted “there is no primary history” in Virginia, which may prove “a void of unknowns.”

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the media at her national headquarters Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Arlington, Va.  Clinton and Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for an extended battle for the Democratic presidential nomination after splitting wins Tuesday in the biggest primary...
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the media at her national headquarters Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Arlington, Va. Clinton and Democratic presidential rival...   (Associated Press)
Tourists pass a Williamsburg courthouse in Virginia, a state poised to become a fierce battleground in the upcoming Democratic primary.
Tourists pass a Williamsburg courthouse in Virginia, a state poised to become a fierce battleground in the upcoming Democratic primary.   (Shutterstock.com)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., watches a campaign rally video on a journalist laptop while other members of the media look on during his flight from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., watches a campaign rally video on a journalist laptop while other members of the media look on during his flight from Washington, D.C. to New...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the media Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008, in Chicago.  After his primaries and caucuses wins in 13 states, Obama dug in Wednesday for an extended battle for the Democratic presidential nomination after splitting wins in the biggest Super Tuesday primary election day in...
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses the media Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008, in Chicago. After his primaries and caucuses wins in 13 states, Obama dug in Wednesday for an extended...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the media at her national headquarters Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Arlington, Va.  Clinton and Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for an extended battle for the Democratic nomination after splitting wins Tuesday in the biggest primary day...
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the media at her national headquarters Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Arlington, Va. Clinton and Democratic presidential rival...   (Associated Press)
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