Obama Embraces Perriello as Campaign Example

CNS News ^ | 10/30/2010 | Julie Herschfeld Davis

[IbJensen]

Washington (AP) - A freshman Democrat in a Republican district, Rep. Tom Perriello hit a dubious trifecta: He voted for President Barack Obama's stimulus bill, cap-and-trade climate legislation and the health care law.

Now Obama, battling to limit Democrats' election losses even as he defends his own record, is heading to Perriello's southside Virginia district to try to salvage the congressman's tough but unexpectedly resilient re-election bid.

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So far, Perriello's campaign has defied the early predictions of strategists in both parties and prognosticators, staying competitive until the end. He still has an uphill fight to keep his seat.

That's where Obama comes in. At a rally Friday night in Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia, Obama will help push to the polls young and African-American voters - the ones who helped propel Perriello to victory by fewer than 1,000 votes in 2008.

Hurt said Friday that the president's visit amounted to a "Hail Mary pass" by Perriello.

"I think it's refreshing to see that he's now embracing the president in this late hour," Hurt said of his opponent. "I think it shows that he recognizes that his campaign, up to this point, is not convincing people of his commitment to the people of the 5th District."

It's something of a gamble for the president, who could end up sharing the blame if Perriello loses.

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Jessica Barba, Perriello's spokeswoman, noted that he broke with the president on some important issues, including opposing the new financial regulation law and calling for the ouster of top White House economic advisers.

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"My hope is that those people are rewarded for taking those tough votes," Obama told Jon Stewart this week on "The Daily Show." The example he cited: Tom Perriello.

[IbJensen]

So the ‘Blame Bush’ Whiner-in-Chief is “….seeming to suggest that voters are simply too scared or worried to comprehend the good his policies have done, or appreciate the lawmakers who backed them.”

The truth is, we know what his policies have done. They turned the worst economy since Jimmy Carter into the worst recession since the Great Depression.

BHO, along with Pelosi, have added more to our national debt in 21 months than in the 200 years of George Washington to Ronald Reagan!! And as we can see, many democraps, albeit lies about what they will do if re-elected, are not running on what has been done in the past 21 months. If I were a Democrap, I surely wouldn’t want to be seen with the current POTUS who’s done more damage to this country in 21 months than any past president’s ever done in 4-8 years!!

[kittymyrib]

C’mon, VA....how could the Mother of Presidents fall so far as to vote for Democrats who are working to eradicate all the virtues of liberty won for us by our beloved founding President, George Washington?