There are over 3,000 counties in the US but only a few will matter in November’s Presidential election. Politico has chosen 25 battleground counties that may well decide the election. Two of those counties are in Virginia, Henrico and Loudoun.
Henrico county, a suburb of Richmond, has 216,082 registered voters. In the past Henrico was reliably Republican until 2008 when the county voted for Obama. In 2012 the county went for Obama over Romney, 55% to 43%. Like Loudoun the county has become more diverse with more Asians and Hispanics. Tim Kaine was Mayor of Richmond so he may have some impact on voting in Henrico. More on Henrico’s demographics here.
Loudoun county is both the richest county in the nation and the fastest growing. The population is over 375,000 with 230,236 registered voters. Like Henrico, Loudoun had been reliably red but that changed when Obama won in 2008 and in 2012 when he won Loudoun 52% to 47%. The number of minorities has increased in Loudoun with whites being just under 70%, African Americans 7.9%, Asians 18.0%, and Hispanics 13.6%. More on Loudoun’s demographics here.
As Loudoun and Henrico go, so goes Virginia and so goes the nation.
More on the 25 key battleground counties here.
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Is this who you support for president Jeanine? How can anyone who is not in excellent health be president? More important now than tax returns? Health records. I urge both candidates to submit to a complete physical, and release the results to the public.
http://www.naturalnews.com/054918_Hillary_Clinton_declining_health_neurological_seizures.html
There’s no point.
If Hillary really does have some kind of medical problem then they’ll just find a crooked doctor who’s willing to play ball. The Clinton probably have some on the payroll already.
Exactly! It doesn’t matter. The MSM is going to report it and Hillary’s doctors will say whatever she wants them to say.
My guess is Hillary is on blood thinners, or medication for high blood pressure, and those can make people dizzy and also can cause them to lose balance. I’d bet Trump is similar meds but without the side effects. It doesn’t mean she’s in poor health, it means she’s taking care of her health.
This dog just won’t hunt, no matter how much Republicans scream about it. People do not care if Hillary lost her balance or stumbled going up steps.
I do not wish her or anyone bad health.
However, I do think that whoever is president should be in excellent health, and be able to go up a few steps without help.
The job of president is very stressful and demanding. Just look at the way past presidents look when they go into office, vs. what they look like when they come out.
Every dogs hunt in politics.
Hillary has several blood clots. Blood thinners help to prevent that from recurring but they are not without side effects. OR she may have stumbled once going up steps and they reached out to grab her. I don’t suppose you have ever stumble on unfamiliar steps but being rather clumsy myself, I’ve had it happen to me many times throughout my life.
We have had many Presidents with health problems, including some with very serious problems, FDR, JFK, and LBJ. I think Reagan also had some health issues and obviously Clinton the first had heart problems.
How do we know that she is not drunk?
How do we know she is not drunk in that picture? She could be tanked from drinking Trump Vodka for all we know.
Hillary has a handpicked tea service for 40 people here. Trump has overflow in the thousands at Briar Woods, leans Republican!