Out of nowhere: How Tom Perriello's 450 mile Election Day made the difference in the race for Congress

Out of nowhere: How Tom Perriello's 450 mile Election Day made the difference in the race for Congress

Tom Perriello doesn't look like a rock star, but when the Democratic congressional candidate took the stage at Gravity Lounge on Tuesday, November 4 just before midnight, he got as loud and wild a reception as anybody with a guitar has ever gotten at this downtown music venue.

Hundreds of local Democrats, having already bounced up and down with giddy joy when MSNBC declared that Barack Obama had won enough electoral votes to be the next President of the United States, let loose a euphoric roar when their own conquering hero took the stage to share a bit of news:

"As I understand it," he said, "CNN has just called this race for us!"

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