The Shad Plank (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Here's a reminder: Virginia Sen. John Warner and former homeland security chief Tom Ridge will be at Christopher Newport University this afternoon for an "economic security town hall meeting" and campaign event for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Joining them will be former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift, retired Adm. Marty Evans and retired Army Capt. Leslie Smith....
The Shad Plank (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Surrogates, spouses and now parents of presidential candidates are pouring into Hampton Roads. Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will stump in Newport News at Christopher Newport University for Sen. John McCain. Ridge will come along with McCain's mother, Roberta McCain and Sen. John Warner. The event Friday will kickoff at 2 p.m. in the David Student Union...
The World's Fair (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Add this to your daily read, I ask : Kevin Guilfoile and John Warner have expanded their occasional series of letters over at The Morning News into a full-on blog, back-and-forth, letters, epistolary. If nothing else, at least now you'll be able to use epistolary in a sentence. Read the comments on this post...
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
If you think the Wall Street vote divided Republicans in Georgia, take a look at what havoc the issue caused in Virginia over the weekend. This is from Sunday’s Virginia-Pilot newspaper: Retiring U.S. Sen. John Warner on Saturday voiced disappointment...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
As Mike Allen originally reported over at The Politico, Virginia’s outgoing Republican Senator hinted yesterday that he might vote for the Democrat running to succeed him: RICHMOND, Oct. 4 — Retiring Sen. John W. Warner said Saturday that he has not decided whether to vote for the Republican seeking to replace him, citing James S. Gilmore [...]
MyDD (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Senator John Warner (R-VA) hosted a "Why Barack Obama and Joe Biden Are Wrong for Virginia" conference call for reporters today and responded to a question about the Virginia Senate race. From The Politico : "I'm watching that race, following the positions of the two candidates," John Warner told reporters on a conference call Saturday. "There have been occasions when I...
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Hahahahahahahaha . Retiring Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) beat his Democratic opponent, Mark R. Warner, by 6 percentage points in the Old Dominion's "Warner vs. Warner" race of 1996. Now, he might cross party lines and vote for him. Mark Warner, who went on to become a popular governor, is running to succeed John Warner in the Senate. Mark Warner's...
The Richmond Democrat (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Mark Warner apparently debated some other guy for some reason not readily apparent to this writer. More recently, Mark Warner was more or less endorsed by outgoing Republican Senator John Warner . I wonder how that other guy feels about that.
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Retiring Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) beat his Democratic opponent, Mark R. Warner, by 6 percentage points in the Old Dominion’s “Warner vs. Warner” race of 1996. Now, he might cross party lines and vote for him. Mark Warner, who went on to become a popular governor, is running to succeed John Warner in the Senate. Mark Warner’s opponent...
The LLama Butchers (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
to steal one of Robbo lines. This item from the local paper indicates Warner will not endorse the Republican nominee to succeed him, former governor and former RNC chairman Jim Gilmore, but may endorse his Democratic opponent, former governor Mark...
From On High (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... "centrist." The Washington Post today endorses the candidacy of Democrat Mark Warner, claiming he'll be something the editorialists there call "a radical centrist." A centrist, they tell us, like one-time Republican John Warner was a centrist (and, presumably, like our other senator, James Webb, another "centrist" who has voted with the Democratic leadership 91% of the time...
The Shad Plank (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
After weeks of wondering when the Republican side of the presidential race would be coming to town, Hampton Roads residents -- even up to Richmond -- are suddenly awash in opportunities to attend campaign events. This morning and afternoon, a stream of John McCain surrogates came through. Former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift and Roberta McCain, the candidate's mother, were in Williamsburg a...
Rick Sincere News & Thoughts (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
U.S. Senate candidate Bill Redpath, who is carrying the Libertarian Party's banner in the race to succeed retiring Senator John Warner in Virginia, spoke on Wednesday evening to a receptive audience at Virginia Commonwealth University. Sponsored by Libertarians at VCU and the student publication, the Broad Street Journal , Redpath's address covered the range of issues being discussed...
Black Bear Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Those in Virginia headed for the polls this November might want to consider comments made recently by former governor, Mark Warner, running for the soon to be vacated seat of retiring John Warner. Mark Warner says there’s a coalition, a Christian coalition, taking over the republican party and if they have their way they’ll take over [...]
From On High (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
This man is going to be the death of me. My heart can't take any more of our senior senator, once rumored to be a Republican: John Warner might vote for Democrat By Mike Allen, Politico Retiring Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) beat his Democratic opponent, Mark R. Warner, by 6 percentage points in the Old Dominion’s “Warner vs. Warner” race of 1996. Now,...
