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Steve Contorno

Examiner Staff Writer

President Obama’s bid for a second term is riding, in part, on a Southern state with a Republican governor far more popular with voters than the president.

Virginia voted overwhelmingly for Obama in 2008 — the first time the Old Dominion went for a Democratic presidential candidate in 44 years — only to reverse itself a year later when it elected Republican Bob McDonnell governor.

As the national economy continues to drag,…

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