Roberta McCain, 96, visits Gainesville
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Sen. John McCain’s 96-year-old mother, Roberta McCain, center, greets volunteers Wednesday at the McCain-Palin storefront campaign office in Gainesville. The stop was part of the campaign’s Virginia Victory and Volunteer Appreciation Rally. Roberta McCain will be at the campaign office at 4431 Prince William Parkway at 4:15 p.m. Friday.
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By Staff
Published: October 29, 2008
Sen. John McCain’s 96-year-old mother, Roberta McCain, is stumping for her son.
On Wednesday, she spoke to volunteers at the McCain campaign office in Gainesville. She plans to talk to supporters at the Woodbridge campaign office Friday.
Roberta McCain is set to make 10 stops across the commonwealth between now and Friday. Her visits include Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Hanover, Harrisonburg, Richmond and Roanoke.
A new Associated Press poll released Thursday shows McCain trailing Democrat Barack Obama in Virginia, 49 percent to 42 percent.
It takes 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Obama can earn 252 by merely reclaiming states won by John Kerry in 2004.
Despite a mounting chorus of Republicans predicting their nominee’s defeat, McCain aides insist their internal surveys show victory is still within reach.
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