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Former Obama campaign co-chair Artur Davis to campaign for Mitt Romney

by theGrio | August 15, 2012 at 1:23 PM
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Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) talks on the phone while standing on a balcony outside the U.S. Capitol March 19, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) talks on the phone while standing on a balcony outside the U.S. Capitol March 19, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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As the November presidential election gets closer and closer, both parties are working to do as much fundraising as possible.  Artur Davis, a former Democratic Obama campaign co-chair turned Republican, is scheduled to campaign for Mitt Romney in Virginia.  Buzzfeed reports:

Artur Davis, the former Obama campaign co-chair, will be campaigning for Mitt Romney today in Virginia, according to the Romney campaign.

In Arlington, the former congressman will “discuss Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s bold ideas to strengthen the middle class and deal with our long-term debt,” according to a Romney-Ryan campaign aide.

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