Report: Mark Warner To Run For Senate
The Associated Press says it has the story:
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.Warner scheduled an e-mail announcement of his plans for Thursday...
The officials who discussed former Gov. Warner's intentions did so on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt his announcement.
Many analysts think Warner has a very good shot at winning the seat, and his entry into the race is a major headache for the GOP, which is also dealing with the near-certain resignation of Larry Craig, the increasing weakness the Iraq war has inflicted on a number of GOP incumbents, and the party's need to defend far more seats than the Dems need to defend.
If Warner wins, it will mean that Dems will have recaptured a seat that has been in Republican hands since 1972 -- and that two Senate seats in this southern state will have flipped from red to blue in only two years.
Comments (6)
CalD wrote on September 12, 2007 5:17 PM:YES!!!!
(I still wish he'd have run for president though.)
Jim Stemper wrote on September 12, 2007 5:22 PM:President? Nah. I'm *ecstatic* he's running for the Senate; probably has the best chance of any Dem. We need a veto-proof majority in the Senate as a solid backup in case the public falls for another swift boat ad in '08 and elects a Republican president...
MarcNYC wrote on September 12, 2007 5:24 PM:Assuming this is correct and he actually wins the seat, does that mean that Lieberman can be booted out of the caucus?
Daniel wrote on September 12, 2007 6:03 PM:This is obviously great news for Democrats, who have a great picture in the Senate, and can definitely hope to pick-up at least 4 seats in 2008.
Check out these Senate Rankings. slb wrote on September 12, 2007 6:07 PM:I'm with Jim Stemper: There's no Virginia Democrat better placed to run for that seat than Mark Warner. I'm very glad he's not tied up in the run for the presidency, where he'd be a long shot in any event.
phil james wrote on September 12, 2007 6:52 PM:What's this about IF he wins the Senate seat. The question is by how much. Name one Repub. candidate who can touch him who hasn't got a load of serious baggage. Who? Tom Davis? Macaca-man? Come on! Welcome Virginia to the NEW new South.
