08/20/2008

Associated Press

Barack Obama kicks off two days of campaigning in Virginia today.

The presumed Democratic presidential nominee's first stop is Martinsville, a city whose industrial base has been exported abroad over the past decade.

Democratic consultant David "Mudcat" Saunders says Martinsville is the perfect place for Obama to talk about economic fairness.

But Republican U.S. Representative Tom Davis says Obama is trying to exploit misfortune and insecurities by heading into places reeling from job losses.

Obama also will appear in Lynchburg today. He has more events scheduled tomorrow in the Richmond area and in Chesapeake.