How vital is Hampton Roads to “Battleground Virginia” in this historic election?  Consider the Democratic Presidential Ticket has been here five times in the last two months.  Senator Barack Obama played to a packed house at Harbor Park in Norfolk this past Tuesday.  He’s scheduled to return to Virginia Beach Thursday.   Senator John McCain told me earlier that he’ll be in Hampton Roads Saturday.   The latest polls show Obama has a huge lead in Northern Virginia, with McCain running strong the rural sections of the Commonwealth.   Hampton Roads is the next prize in Virginia.  Whoever wins this area could very well take Virginia’s 13 electoral votes.  WAVY’s political team will be there for the ride, which promises to be a wild one! 

See you on election night,

Tom Schaad