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Report: Military vote seen as a key to capturing Virginia

Posted at 10:40 AM, Sep 20, 2012
and last updated 2012-09-20 10:40:07-04

NPR.org Reporting:

Both presidential campaigns are focusing on just a few swing states, and the relatively few remaining undecided voters. One of those states is Virginia, where a key swing constituency is military veterans.

Troops and veterans have long been considered a natural part of the Republican base. But President Obama is pushing hard for the veterans’ vote to help him in a state he captured in 2008.

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