WaPo: Although he ruled out sharing a ticket with Obama this fall, Warner expressed confidence that the Illinois senator could become the first Democrat in more than four decades to carry the Commonwealth at the presidential level.
The roadmap Warner laid out for Obama -- win major margins in northern Virginia, drive turnout in the outer suburbs of Washington and "not get smoked in the rural parts of the state" -- is a carbon copy of the strategy Warner used to win the governorship in 2001 and that he is implementing in his race this fall against former Republican governor Jim Gilmore.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Mark Warner Says Obama Could Take Virginia
Former Virginia governor Mark Warner says no to veep but said Obama's message of hope is exactly what rural voters are looking for.
