2008 but he was the first democrat to do so since lindon johnson in 1964. so it is by no means a reliably blue state. but the obama campaign is helping to keep virginia in the blue column. they are doing so, they hope, by arguing that the president will look out for the pr of middle class wheel mitt romney cares more about helping out the real wael think. let s see what he had to say at his first stop in glenn oa virginia. he got rained on but let s hear what he had to say about mitt romney and republican fles congress. they will spend a lot of time talking, but if you cut through all the stuff, what they are really saying is tax cuts for the wealthy, roll back regulations. that s essentially their plan. we can t afford to go back to top down economics. we need somebody who believes in a middle out economic, a bottom-up economics. somebody who will fight for you. so there you have it, fred. and i should mention that this sm of this language may sound familiar. it is a lot