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Friday, January 25th, 2013

Quotation
The bill is absolutely a partisan bill aimed at defying the will of the voters, giving Republican presidential candidates most of Virginia’s electoral votes, regardless of who carries the state.
— Virginia State Senator Donald A. McEachin (D-Henrico), blasting the Republican Party’s plot to award electoral votes based on the winner of the popular vote in each congressional district.

# Posted at 9:45 am Pacific