The Campaign in Virginia

from April 10, 2012 to November 6, 2012
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 Nov. 2 Hampton, Petersburg.
BO
 Nov. 3 Bristow.
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 Nov. 5 Sterling (Dulles Town Center, Roanoke), Richmond.

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 Nov. 1 Roanoke, Richmond, Doswell, Virginia Beach.
PR
 Nov. 3 Richmond.
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 Nov. 4 Newport News.
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 Nov. 5 Lynchburg, Fairfax.
PR
 Nov. 6 Henrico.


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BO
 Oct. 5 Fairfax.
MO
 Oct. 9 Leesburg, McLean.
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 Oct. 13-15 Williamsburg.
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 Oct. 19 Fairfax.
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 Oct. 25 Richmond.
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 Oct. 27 Lynchburg.

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PR
 Oct. 3-5...  Oct. 3 Wintergreen.  Oct. 4 Wintergreen, *Fisherville.  Oct. 5 Wintergreen.
MR
 Oct. 4-5...  Oct. 4 *Fisherville.  Oct. 5, Abingdon.
AR
 Oct. 8 Chester.
MR
 Oct. (7-)8 Lexington, Fairfield, Newport News.
MR
 Oct. 12 Richmond.
PR
 Oct. 16 Lynchburg, Fredericksburg.
MR
 Oct. 17 Chesapeake, Leesburg.
PR
 Oct. 25 Bristol, Charlottesville.
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 Oct. 26-27...  Oct. 26 Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Richmond.  Oct. 27 McLean, South Riding.


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BO
 Sept. 4 Norfolk.
MO
 Sept. 13 Richmond, Fredericksburg.
BO
 Sept. 21 Woodbridge.
JRB
 Sept. 25 Chesterfield.
BO
 Sept. 26 Virginia Beach.



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 Sept. 6-7...  Sept. 6 Middleburg.  Sept. 7 Leesburg.
MR
 Sept. 8 Virginia Beach, Richmond.
MR
 Sept. 13 Fairfax.
PR
 Sept. 14 Harrisonburg, Roanoke.
PR
 Sept. 18-19...  Sept. 18 Newport News.  Sept. 19 Danville, No.VA.
MR
 Sept. 27 Springfield.


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BO
 Aug. 2 Leesburg.
JRB
 Aug. 13-15...  Aug. 13 (Danville).  Aug. 14 Danville, (Stuart, Floyd), Wytheville.  Aug. 15 (Radford), Blacksburg.
BO
 Aug. 29 Charlottesville.

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 Aug. 11 Norfolk*, Ashland*, Manassas*.
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 Aug. 11 Norfolk*, Ashland*, Manassas*.
PR
 Aug. 16-17...  Aug. 16 Richmond.  Aug. 17 Glen Allen, Springfield, Arlington.
PR
 Aug. 22 Roanoke.
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 Aug. 31 Richmond.


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 July 13 Virginia Beach, Hampton, Roanoke.
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 July 14 Glen Allen, Clifton.
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 July 27 McLean.

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 June 5 Alexandria.
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 June 7 Dale City, Occoquan.
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 June 14 Virginia Beach.

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 June 26 Salem.
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 June 27 Sterling.


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 May 4 Arlington.
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 May 5 Richmond.
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 May 11 Blacksburg.
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 May 24 McLean.
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 May 25 Arlington.
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 May 28 Arlington.

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 May 2-3...  May 2 Chantilly, Arlington.  May 3 Portsmouth.
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 May 12 Lynchburg.


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 April 10 Arlington.
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 April 25 Newport News.
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 April 29 McLean.

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 April 16 McLean.




 Obama-Biden

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MOsolo
JillBsolo

Visits Days Visits Days Visits Days
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Days
Final two weeks (Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 2012): 2
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Final month (Oct. 9-Nov. 6, 2012): 4
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Seven months (April 10-Nov. 6, 2008): 17
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 Romney-Ryan 

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Visits Days Visits Days Visits Days


Final two weeks (Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 2012): 3
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Final month (Oct. 9-Nov. 6, 2012): 5
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Johnson-Gray
Thurs. Oct. 11, 2012 Gary Johnson
-Speaks at The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies in Richmond, VA.
-Rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

Mon. Sept. 17, 2012 Jim Gray
-Meet and greet at Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea in Salem, VA
-Student meet and greet at Squires Student Center at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.
-James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
-Fundraiser at the home of Laura Delhomme in Falls Church, VA.


Stein-Honkala
none noted