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    Now that mid-term elections are over (results not available before my deadline), it’s clear what will be the next obsession of politicians and their observers as the tiny remains of this year soon become 2011.

    Next up: the race for president in 2012. For those who will seek the office, 2011 will be the year to get their campaigns off the ground.

There will be a new look to Congress next year following the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

    Though the specifics of those results weren’t complete by the time we went to press, all indications were pointing to the Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives and making huge gains in the Senate. If President Obama hopes to accomplish anything over the next two years he will now have to work with his Republican counterparts in those two elected bodies.

    Tuesday is decision day. America goes to the polls and 5th District voters will decide whether Tom Perriello goes to Washington for another two years, or whether Robert Hurt replaces him.

    If you like ObamaCare, then by all means vote for Perriello. He voted for this healthcare reform bill in the House this past spring.