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SCRUBDASHRUB

(7,252 posts)
Sat Sep 8, 2018, 05:34 PM Sep 2018

Does anyone know if Obama has plans to visit Virginia to stump for Brat's opponent?

This is Virginia district 7 in the House. Brat has been playing some dirty tricks (he took over Eric Cantor's seat.). Could use some help.

The seat is now considered toss-up. Would love to see him get tossed out.

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Does anyone know if Obama has plans to visit Virginia to stump for Brat's opponent? (Original Post) SCRUBDASHRUB Sep 2018 OP
2nd District Also! Dave in VA Sep 2018 #1
Agreed. SCRUBDASHRUB Sep 2018 #3
It hasn't been released yet. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #2
I wish he would! It would help greatly. Cantor's seat got ignored for years because it was Nay Sep 2018 #4
I remember when Brat won in the tea bagger fever Cha Sep 2018 #5

BigmanPigman

(51,623 posts)
2. It hasn't been released yet.
Sat Sep 8, 2018, 06:06 PM
Sep 2018

"In addition to California and Ohio, Mr. Obama plans to campaign this month for Democrats in Illinois and Pennsylvania, two states he carried twice and which have critical contests for Congress and governor this fall, an adviser to the former president said. He will also hold a fund-raising event in New York City for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, a group led by his former attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., that is focused on unraveling gerrymandered congressional maps that heavily favor Republicans, including in Ohio.

Mr. Obama’s full schedule is still taking shape, and aides said he is figuring out how best to help a number of important Democrats, including groundbreaking African-American candidates for governor like Andrew Gillum in Florida and Stacey Abrams in Georgia. Mr. Obama will probably tread lightly in some parts of the country, though: In many of the red states vital to control of the Senate, he remains a divisive figure and less popular than Mr. Trump."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/us/politics/obama-midterms.html

Nay

(12,051 posts)
4. I wish he would! It would help greatly. Cantor's seat got ignored for years because it was
Sun Sep 9, 2018, 04:07 AM
Sep 2018

considered a solid R no matter what. Even when Cantor lost his primary to a teapartier, the Dem leadership still didn't bother supporting any dem running against Brat, which was surprising to me. Brat is an obvious dunderhead and could probably have been beaten long before now.

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