Paul Ryan’s visit to the state on Friday, August 17th got a sold out crowd at the Westin Hotel in Arlington, VA, and it also generated a small crowd of people that stood outside the hotel. A small crowd held signs outside the hotel against the Vice Presidential candidate while he was talking o the crowd in the Hotel. Virginia is one of the battle ground states. In 2008 the state voted for a Democrat in the presidential election. Republicans are hoping to turn the state red in 2012