Tag Archive: Yale on the Trail: Virginia

  1. Surprising victory for Yale alum in Virginia

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    By Victor Zapana

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., 10:47 p.m. — In Virginia, a Yalie congressional hopeful has won the largest upset in recent state history.

    With 97.4% of districts reporting, Tom Perriello ’96 LAW’01 has beat six-term Republican incumbent Virgil Goode Jr. for House Representative of the 5th Congressional District, 50.1-49.8. The humanities major won in an astonishing upset; only three months ago, polls had Goode beating Perriello by two-to-one.

    Perriello, with the help of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, broke records for fundraising in the area.

    As of 10:43 p.m., Fox News declared that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won Virginia.

  2. Obama approaches victory in Virginia

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    By Victor Zapana

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., 10:16 p.m. — Obama has done it!  As of 10:11 p.m., he has passed McCain 49.7 percent to 49.3 percent, according to the Virginia Board of Elections. Although the TV stations may not call it yet, Obama may have stolen the Old Dominion from the Republicans.