We're making a play for Virginia - Money for radio ads going into South

[unfrigginreal]

Kilgore unleashes attack on Kerry
Kerry campaign leader says Bush must be worried about Virginia

BY TYLER WHITLEY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Oct 27, 2004

The presidential campaign in non-battleground Virginia showed signs of life yesterday as the Bush-Cheney campaign attacked Democrat John Kerry's credentials on rural issues a week before the election.

Republican Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore, chairman of the Bush-Cheney effort in Virginia, cited Kerry's patrician background and likened his relation to rural voters in Virginia as "caviar to pork rinds."

"That dog won't hunt; it won't even get off the porch," said Kilgore, reacting to reports that Kerry was going to put $50,000 into advertising in Southside and Southwest Virginia.

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A Mason-Dixon Opinion Research poll to be published in several news outlets in Virginia today shows Bush with a 6-percentage-point lead over Kerry, 50 percent to 44 percent. A month ago, Mason-Dixon showed the candidates separated by 6 points, 49 percent to 43 percent. The margin of error in the most recent poll, taken several days ago, is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

"A week out, we're close, and we're going for it," Framme said.

He said $50,000, to be spent on radio ads in Southwest and Southside Virginia, is only a part of an expensive final effort to win Virginia's 13 electoral votes.

The Mason-Dixon poll showed Kerry trailing by double-digit margins in rural areas of Virginia and winning only in Northern Virginia, where he beat Bush 53 percent to 41 percent.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778768421&path=!news&s=1045855934842

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It's only 50 grand but what the hell, go for it!

[cyr330]

1. This is good news

They Kerry campaign must be really confident in their performance elsewhere to be willing to divert campaign funds to Virginia. Oh, how I would LOVE it to see VA vote for Kerry!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Good tactics

Take the fight to the enemy

[unfrigginreal]

3. WaPo has an article as well

Kilgore Makes Light Of Kerry's Va. Blitz
Democrats Hope to Sway Rural Voters

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 27, 2004; Page A16

RICHMOND, Oct. 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore (R) on Tuesday ridiculed last-minute advertising efforts by the Democrats to boost Sen. John F. Kerry's appeal with voters in rural parts of the state.

Kerry campaign officials sent $50,000 to Virginia last week after virtually abandoning the state in September. State Democrats say the money will help pay for get-out-the-vote efforts, particularly in rural parts of the state, and radio ads that will begin running Wednesday.

Democrats said the radio ads may feature Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and could be targeted to parts of the state with high concentrations of Democratic voters.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A804-2004Oct26.html

[Virginian]

4. Yes! This is great news.

Kerry me back to old Virginia.

(For out of staters, the state song is "Carry me back to Old Virginia")

[magnolia]

8. Correction:

It's "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginie".

Virginia is working it's ass off this election and I for one have seen miraculous results. I think it might be an advantage to not be catagorized as a swing state because we aren't bombarded with ads. We have a cleaner look at the two candidates and Kerry looks good.

[unfrigginreal]

5. kick

:kick:

[Eurobabe]

6. Kilgore needs to shut his friggin pie hole

I'm working to take Virginina BLUE!!

[underpants]

7. Got a credible source? Notice that the T-D mentions Mason-Dixon poll

Zogby's last (Oct. 19) has it at 50-47 W.

I didn't see this on the local news. See they don't want to use Kilgore's voice as it is super sugary sweet Southern accent, if you didn't know any better.... ;-)

"They don't windsurf in Gate City,"

Like Kilgore would know.