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You’re probably wondering why’s a guy from Virginia out here in Iowa. But Iowa and Virginia have a lot in common. Both are swing states… [ ]…what happens in Virginia, what happens in Iowa could determine who’s going to be the next president of the United States.”
- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaking to voters in Iowa on Thursday, kicking off a weekend of surrogate events scheduled across battleground states as GOP nominee Mitt Romney is overseas. -
Photo credit: Bob Brown, Times-Dispatch
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, left, Gov. Bob McDonnell, both Republicans, and Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, had different reactions when asked if President Obama was invited to the National Governors Association meeting in Williamsburg.
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Today RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced the leadership of the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions, commonly known as the Platform Committee. Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia will serve as Chairman.”
-News from the Republican National Convention.
In this role Governor McDonnell, who is the chairman of the Republican Governors Association and a top surrogate for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, will oversee the crafting of a platform on a range of the party’s positions.
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