SPRINGFIELD, Va., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain hunted for votes Saturday in Northern Virginia, an area that has become increasingly friendly to Democrats.
McCain addressed supporters at a rally in a truck stop parking lot in Springfield, The Washington Post reported. President George W. Bush carried Virginia in 2004, like every Republican in 40 years, but the state now has a Democratic governor and one Democratic senator -- and Democrat Mark Warner, a former governor, is heavily favored to win Tuesday in an election to replace the retiring Republican Sen. John Warner.