President Barack Obama will stop in Emporia on Tuesday and spend the night in Hampton as part of his three-day swing-state bus tour to promote the American Jobs Act, the White House announced Thursday night.
On Monday, the president will begin the bus tour in Asheville, N.C. He will deliver remarks at the Asheville Regional Airport and at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, N.C., before spending Monday night in the Greensboro area.
On Tuesday morning, the president will stop in Jamestown, N.C., before heading to Emporia. The White House has not released the itinerary for Wednesday, the last day of the tour.
This week, Senate Republicans defeated the $447 billion American Jobs Act. The president has said he will continue to fight for pieces of the bill, which he pitched during a Sept. 9 visit to the University of Richmond.
Gov. Bob McDonnell has urged the president to join him in Louisa County during the bus tour to view damage from the magnitude-5.8 earthquake centered in Mineral in August.
Last Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Virginia's request for assistance to individuals who are coping with the earthquake. McDonnell has said he will appeal the decision. A suspected tornado touched down in Louisa on Thursday, one of two presumed twisters in central Virginia.
Three years ago, Obama became the first Democratic presidential nominee in 44 years to capture Virginia's electoral votes. He also carried North Carolina. Next year the president will compete for both.
Together, the two swing states account for 28 electoral votes, more than a tenth of the 270 needed to secure the White House.
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