DSCC laying groundwork to unseat John Warner!!!!
Via the Richmond Times Dispatch:
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, whose fundraising played a big role in helping Jim Webb win in November, tipped its hand about 2008 in an e-mailed letter last week to former backers of Harris Miller. He's a Democrat who lost to Webb for the party's Senate nomination last year."In 2008, incumbent Virginia Republican Senator John Warner will be up for re-election, and the DSCC is already laying the groundwork to unseat him," wrote the DSCC's membership director, Robin Benatti.
"Right now, Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate, and Virginia -- a state that has been trending Democratic over the last few years -- offers one of the best opportunities to expand our majority."
Warner has not announced his plans but has said he is strongly considering seeking re-election. He will turn 80 next month.
Actually, as far as I'm concerned, John Warner has already announced that he will seek re-election. In a letter to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) back in December, Warner wrote:
"I have decided to devote my full time to [national] security responsibilities in the Senate and the demands of a vigorous and challenging reelection campaign.""Such dedication of my time will allow me to continue focusing on Virginia's and America's priorities in the area of national security, and to campaign for the Senate."
Warner explained that an underlying factor in his decision was the fact that Virginia Democrats have won three out of the last four statewide races. The only exception being the 2002 race for Warner's seat (there was no Democratic challenger). He's also gone on the record saying that he doesn't believe Virginia is ready for two freshmen Senators, something I highly suggest Warner leave up to the voters to decide.
4 comments:
If the groundwork includes the possibility of having Harris Miller run for the seat, you can guarantee it stays in Republican hands, whether or not John Warner runs again. Miller cannot win statewide, unless it is on someone elsed's coattails, and those would have to be huge.
Don Beyer for Senate!
Don Beyer for Senate...if we are absolutely positive that we want to lose!
Swear to God that if Don Beyer runs, I'm voting for Warner.
Leslie Byrne for Senate. Any liberal who can draw over 48% of the vote statewide is head-and-shoulders above either Miller or Don Beyer...and I say that as someone who greatly respects Don. He just has one problem. He can't win a statewide race. Miller wouldn't break 40%.
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