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but now we want to go back to
lester in richmond, virginia.
>>> all right, jenna, thanks.
now to the presidential race and
the election just nine days
away.
have
virginia is one of the few
states that just might hold the
keys to the white house.
it has 13 electoral votes and as
of now it seems to be anybody's
race.
the new "washington post" poll
shows president obama in the
lead by four points but a fox
news poll conducted last week
has mitt romney ahead by two.
keep in mind both leads are
within the margins of error.
in the past three elections
voters here in virginia have
picked the winning candidate so
it's clear the road to 1600
pennsylvania avenue may run
straight through the state of
virginia.
it wasn't all that long ago that
virginia was better known for
its civil war battlegrounds than
its political ones.
for ten straight presidential
elections the republican
candidate came out on top, but
then in 2008,...