RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Senate candidate Ed Gillespie is behind in the polls and campaign cash with little more than two weeks before Election Day in Virginia.
But the former high-powered Washington political operative says he's enjoying his underdog campaign and feels that momentum is in his favor.
The Republican Gillespie is trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, a popular former governor seeking a second term.
Gillespie says the media and pundits are missing what's happening on the ground, and that people unhappy with President Barack Obama's energy, health care and tax policies - and Warner's support for them - will help Gillespie win in November.