Warner officially endorses Obama
posted by Brent FinneganUntil now, Mark Warner has not been actively campaigning for Obama in the presidential race. But now that Obama has taken a lead in statewide polls, the former governor, who has been endorsed by several state Republicans, is directly endorsing Obama in radio ads. From the Washington Post blog:
The 60-second ads will run across the state including Northern Virginia, central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Southside and Southwest, rural areas that have traditionally supported Republicans but where Warner is extremely popular.
posted: October 21st, 2008 by Brent Finnegan
filed under politics.
Comments: 8
Comments
Comment from Phil C.
Time: October 21, 2008, 7:24 pm
And the surprise in this news is…?
Comment from The Valley Progressive
Time: October 21, 2008, 7:35 pm
I wonder if it has more to do with the fact that VA is projected to go blue and Mark would like to ride the wave.
Comment from finnegan
Time: October 21, 2008, 8:00 pm
Follow the first link and check out the full story, Phil.
Also this:
“It’s unclear whether Warner, who is trying to draw bipartisan support for his bid for U.S. Senate against former James S. Gimore III, will star in an ad.”
Comment from The Valley Progressive
Time: October 21, 2008, 8:08 pm
Based on that poll, it certainly looks like we are changing one Warner for another, although they are quite different.
Comment from Breslau
Time: October 21, 2008, 8:28 pm
Would Warner have been the keynote speaker at the convention if he didn’t support Obama?
Comment from Breslau
Time: October 21, 2008, 8:33 pm
In fact, didn’t he actually endorse him at the convention, or is my memory just fuzzy?
Comment from finnegan
Time: October 21, 2008, 8:37 pm
For the purposes of this news, I’m making a distinction between “supporting” and “actively campaigning for.”
Comment from Breslau
Time: October 21, 2008, 9:05 pm
endorse = support [publicly (and Warner has)]
And the headline says “endorse.”
But yeah, I should have read the article a tad closer. I’m very sorry.
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