Economic Choices 2008 - Battleground Virginia

NBR Washington bureau chief Darren Gersh wraps up his series of reports on battleground states in the presidential election with this look at Virginia. As he finds out, the economic situation is influencing voters in the state.



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• Occoquan, Virginia
  Darren Gersh reports from the city of Occoquan, which is southwest of Washington, D.C.
• Rasmussen Reports
  Rassmussen Reports is "an electronic media company specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information." This links to polling information Rasmussen has collected about Virginia.
• SurveyUSA
  SurveyUSA is "an independent, non-partisan, full-service opinion research firm that conducts scientific research for media, government, and private-sector clients." This links to a SurveyUSA poll sponsored by various Virginia TV stations that was released October 20, 2008. The release is titled, "'Real' Virginians Take Another Look At McCain; Contest Tightens 2 Weeks till Votes Are Counted."
• Virginia State Board of Elections
  This links to the "2008 Registration Statistics" page of the website. The page contains voter registration statistics in pdf and excel formats.

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