By Laura Bassett
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R), a potential vice president pick for Mitt Romney, reluctantly admitted on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning that President Obama's policies helped to dig Virginia out of the recession.
Did [the stimulus] help us in the short-run with health care and education and spending to balance the budget? Sure, he told host Candy Crowley. Does it help us in the long-term to really cut the unemployment rate? Id say no.
Asked whether the president "deserves a tiny bit of credit" for Virginia's better-than-average economy, McDonnell responded, "Well, sure. I think there are national policies that have had some impact.
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