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Obama embarks on two-day tour through Virginia

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    President hopes to keep red state blue

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The today the president taking his tax plan to Virginia.

2008 was the first time a Democrat won Virginia since Lyndon B Johnson did it in 1964.

Thirteen electoral votes are on the line there and everyone is critical -- -- -- the White House.

Set the stage for Virginia whether -- do we expect him to emphasize there might.

Well bill good morning the real clear politics of recent polls suggest present Obama is up three in the state of Virginia.

So it is expected to be a very tight race this time he won it by six and 2008 everybody's expecting.

A closer race so part of this bus -- present Obama trying to.

Reinvigorate re energize key constituencies for him African American voters Latino voters and young voters.

Extending the bush tax cuts for those earning up to 250000.

Dollars is expected to be part of his pitch.

Let's do that we all agree and it was -- -- and let's connect and that does create important and economic certainty not just war.

The recipients of that tax cut but for the broader economy.

It addresses a portion of the so called fiscal cliff let's do it now -- let's continue to debate.

The issues where we.

Where there is.

Contention and this disagreement.

How big is Virginia while -- ad spending between the two campaigns is being huge the third most ad spending of any of the states in this election cycle.

Bottom line it is a critical state and so that is why present Obama has been their fifteen times since announcing he was running for reelection bill.

And if you Lebanon Virginia they're watching TV get used to these ads -- also in Virginia that threaten these automatic spending cuts facing the military.

Which is a big issue in the southeastern part of that state how does that play.

No question about that bill the Norfolk area has the world's largest naval base and these automatic defense cuts that are due to go in and starting in the new year.

Would cut the navy to the smallest it's been since 1915 you also have tens of thousands of defense contractors who are expecting that they will be getting.

Layoff notices unless congress in the White House can work -- a deal to offset these.

Defense cuts and so there's great anxiety in Virginia about these pending defense cuts.

Recent survey -- Virginia is number one in the country in terms of the defense.

-- spending in its state and so.

Everybody's watching and his Republican critics are saying to President Obama where is your plan.

Deal with these defense cuts bill.

Mike thank you.

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