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Perriello called vulnerable in Nov. 2 re-election bid
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer
Fifth District U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello is among a handful of freshmen members of Congress considered to be most vulnerable in the Nov. 2 election, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Perriello and the other Democratic freshmen incumbents had “little time to settle into elected office before casting votes for key elements of (President Barack) Obama’s agenda that are overwhelmingly unpopular at home, including the health care law and the so-called cap-and-trade measure to curb carbon emissions,” the AP reported.
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Democrats' grim outlook puts House up for grabs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more in the House — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands and putting Republicans in charge.
Fifth District U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Albemarle County, is among the freshmen Democrat incumbents being mentioned as particularly vulnerable.
The Democrats could become a victim of their own successes during the past two elections, when candidates were swept into power by antipathy for President George W. Bush and ardor for Obama. Now, eight weeks from Election Day, the Democrats are bracing for the virtual certainty of lost House seats and scrambling to hold back a wave that could hand the GOP the 40 it needs to command a majority
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