Posted on 08/09/2015 2:30:25 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
RICHMOND — State Sen. Mark D. Obenshain will serve as chairman of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign in Virginia, the campaign announced Friday.
The notice came the day after Walker appeared onstage in Cleveland with nine other White House hopefuls at the first Republican debate.
The rollout of supporters seven months ahead of Virginia’s March 1 primary is more evidence of the outsize role the swing state will play in the 2016 election.
“I am privileged to introduce State Sen. Mark Obenshain as the leader of our campaign’s efforts in Virginia,” Walker said in a statement.
“Sen. Obenshain is a person who shares the same conservative values and reform mentality in which I so wholeheartedly believe,” Walker said. “With his support and the support of the broad coalition he will help us build, we are confident our message of bold reform and big results will make an impact, paving the way for victory in Virginia and beyond.”
The designation marks the first time Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) has taken an active role in a presidential contest.
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Great choice. Obenshain is a strong conservative here in VA.
An Establishment figure, son and brother of party bosses. Mr. Obenshain lost the Virginia AG race in 2013.
I haven’t seen his sister Kate on Fox in some time, Very pretty and conservative. Her Facebook page mentions she is now a Realtor.
It was a real squeaker.
Yeah, something like 300 fraudulent votes, probably cast from a 7-11, to allow Consigliere “Red” Herring to throw up smokescreens all around corrupt carpetbagger McAwful, while adopting the Obama/DOJ “we don’t enforce what we don’t want to enforce, and the rest of it we use to punish our enemies” policy.
This is a major win for Walker. Obenshain may be the single most widely-respected Republican in the state.
bttt
Very impressive!
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