[Swing_Thought]

Obama's strongest regions are northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, the latter dominated by military interests where McCain, a former Navy pilot, should be strong.

Re Hampton Roads: Norfolk is 45% black, Portsmouth 50% black and Chesapeake 30% black.

Obama probably will win Hampton Roads.

[Norman Bates]

Doesn’t that mean these areas aren’t as key as they are being made out?

[Swing_Thought]

Additional, re Hampton Roads: Newport news is 40% black, Hampton 45%, Suffolk 44%. Virginia Beach, the largest Hampton Roads city by population is 19% black. Hampton Roads will go Obama. Stats Here