President stresses voter participation at Charlottesville rally

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President stresses voter participation at Charlottesville rally

By Donald Sensabaugh | Aug 30

More than 7,500 Barack Obama supporters flooded the Downtown Mall Wednesday afternoon to see the president speak at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion. Obama covered a breadth of campaign issues, including the economy, his signature health care bill, the war in Afghanistan and gay marriage in a speech meant to appeal to the same kinds of young voters who in 2008 flocked to the polls in large numbers to propel him to victory.

“I want to speak to the young people here,” Obama said. “I know that when you get into that voting booth, the decision you will make will affect the next decades … you gotta vote.”

Among the speakers who preceded Obama were former Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Virginia, and former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine. Kaine is currently running against Republican George Allen in the highly competitive Virginia Senate race.
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Virginia is a major swing state in the presidential election with 13 electoral college votes, University Center for Politics spokesperson Geoff Skelley said.
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“Northern Virginia was one-third of the vote in 2008 and tends to vote democratic,” Skelley said. “We are looking at three counties in Virginia to decide the election: Henrico, Louden, and Prince William.”

Loudoun County, Donald; Loudoun County.