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Retiring U.S. Sen. John Warner on Saturday voiced disappointment in fellow Republican Jim Gilmore's efforts to succeed him this fall and declined to endorse him. Instead, Warner suggested that he may wind up backing Democrat Mark Warner in the race. The two Warners are not related. John Warner took exception to Gilmore's strong condemnation of a $700 billion Wall Street rescue package that was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday and signed by President Bush. "I'm disappointed that he spoke against the rescue package that's vital to Virginia and vital to the nation," John Warner said during a...

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 III's opposition to the $700 billion federal bailout of the credit markets. In a conference call with reporters, Warner (R-Va.) held out the possibility that he will vote for Democrat Mark R. Warner. The two Warners, who are unrelated, ran against each other in a 1996 Senate campaign but have since become friends. "I'm watching that race, following the positions of the two candidates," John Warner said. "There are cases...

John Warner might vote for Democrat By MIKE ALLEN | 10/4/08 1:55 PM EDT Text Size: 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 is another former governor, James S. Gilmore III, a Republican who has received little support from the state’s power structure and lags by 26 points...

GOP dread: Dems could hit 60 Senate seats By: Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen October 4, 2008 05:23 PM EST The possibility that Democrats will build a muscular, 60-seat Senate majority is looking increasing plausible, with new polls showing a powerful surge for the party’s candidates in Minnesota, Kentucky and other states. A poll out Friday shows Sen. Norm Coleman could now easily lose his Minnesota seat to comedian-turned-candidate Al Franken. A Colorado race that initially looked like a nail-biter has now broken decisively for the Democrats. A top official in the McCain camp told us Sen. Elizabeth Dole is...

Jim Gilmore's Statement on the Bailout I am strongly opposed to asking America's hard working families to cover the bets of the Wall Street high rollers and insiders who exploited flaws in government regulations to make personal fortunes and devastate our economy. Mark Warner is supporting the bailout of Wall Street. But what is really going on is an effort to use fear to persuade working families – who are already struggling – to cover the bets of Wall Street high rollers -- who have made themselves tremendously wealthy by exploiting flaws in our financial system.

Warner came to be Virginia’s governor by a path that was purposely political, including the decade he spent becoming a high-tech venture capitalist. Along the way, his four years at GW (1973 to 1977) were crucial in his political development. When he got to D.C. in 1973, Warner immediately started working in the office of Sen. Abe Ribicoff (D-Conn.). “I’ll always remember my first job on Capitol Hill. I would ride my bike every day—I had to be there at 7:15 to open the mail. Here I was, a freshman in college, I thought it was pretty cool.” From that...

--One of the candidates for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat would vote for the financial bailout bill currently being debated in Congress. The other isn't so sure. Democrat Mark Warner said this week that he thinks Congress has a responsibility to take action, although he'd like to see the bill contain more protections for homeowners. He also is glad that under the new proposal, there are higher limits on bank deposits covered by FDIC insurance. "The bill can be improved," Warner said, but "Congress has got to act. Not acting, basically playing Russian roulette with the American economy is just not...

Former Gov. Mark R. Warner said he would have voted for the economic bailout bill yesterday, although he said it needed improvements. "There are real people with real homes with jobs whose lives are in the balance by the way this is playing out," Warner said. Warner, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat of the retiring Republican Sen. John W. Warner, was interviewed today by the editorial board of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The two Warners are not related. A strong favorite to defeat Republican Jim Gilmore, also a former governor, Warner said more regulations of the finance industry...

Former Gov. Mark R. Warner said he would have voted for the economic bailout bill yesterday, although he said it needed improvements.

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, says Washington shouldn't hurry into a bailout for Wall Street. Several hours before the Democratic-controlled House rejected President Bush's $700 billion plan, Gilmore said that if he were in the Senate, he'd slow down consideration of the rescue. That's because, Gilmore told the editorial board of the Richmond Times-Dispatch this morning, Congress needs to better understand the crisis. His Democratic opponent, former Gov. Mark R. Warner, meets with the editorial board Tuesday. Lawmakers should "buy some time to find out the reality," Gilmore said. He also said Congress is...

Mark Warner/Obama Like Plug and Play

I was in Crystal City, Virginia this morning driving along Jeff Davis Hwy. In the median were 3 campaign signs: McCain-Palin, Mark Warner, McCain-Palin. The Mark Warner sign was in-between the two McCain-Palin signs. The last name Warner is in big white letters with his first name very small and above the last name. They are doing this on purpose. Voters will see this and believe it to be John Warner, especially since it is mixed in with the McCain-Palin signs. Is there any way to stop this fraud?

2008 Race: Virginia Senate Top Industries Mark Warner (D) Industry Total Lawyers/Law Firms $911,755 Democratic/Liberal $733,980 Securities & Investment $607,550 Retired $438,468 Real Estate $382,418 Misc Finance $246,500 Business Services $224,075 Computers/Internet $163,950 Leadership PACs $159,100 Lobbyists $147,732 Health Professionals $124,950 Insurance $106,750 TV/Movies/Music $99,200 Pro-Israel $83,901 Printing & Publishing $79,050 Education $74,101 Commercial Banks $69,950 Non-Profit Institutions $67,750 Tobacco $67,700 Misc Defense $61,950

If the election were held today, who would get your vote? Repub Gilmore or Democrat Warner?

Republican presidential nominee John McCain has opened a clear lead over Democrat Barack Obama among Virginia voters in the race for the White House, according to a new statewide poll. The survey, taken last week for the Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, found McCain with the support of 48 percent of state voters, compared with 39 percent for Obama. Just under 13 percent were undecided. The poll also showed Democrat Mark Warner is maintaining a huge advantage, 54 percent to 30 percent, over Republican Jim Gilmore in the state’s U.S. Senate contest. Warner leads Gilmore among virtually...

Candidates in Key Races Pledge to Support Employee Free Choice [1]     Kay Barnes     [2]     Rep. Tom Udall     Yes, Virginia (and Ohio and Colorado…), it’s true: The battle for the White House isn’t the only election this fall. Every U.S. House seat and 33 Senate seats are up for election, and ensuring a pro-working family Congress will require a strong national effort. Many candidates around the country understand the importance of passing legislation that levels the playing field for workers seeking to form unions. Kay Barnes (D-Mo.) and Rep. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) are both...

Democratic Party fundraisers John Graham and Michael Kempner have scheduled a Sept. 22 money event for former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, who’s running for U.S. Senate to succeed retiring Sen. John Warner (R-VA). Members of the Clinton fundraising team called the Group, Graham and Kempner have their own ties to Warner, whom they talked to last year during the run-up to the Democratic presidential primary. At the time, Warner was mulling a presidential run. He ultimately opted instead for a U.S. Senate bid. By helping to raise money for the Virginian, Graham and Kempner still have their eye on presidential...

The US Senate Currently: Republicans: 49 Seats Democrats: 51 Seats 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Alaska Incumbent Senator Ted Stevens VS Mark Begich Stevens surges in Senate poll- September 5th Stevens closes to within 2 in Alaska Senate Race- Sept 10. More Ted Stevens Gifts? Massage Chair, Sled Dog Stevens for Senate Alabama Incumbent Senator Jeff Sessions VS Vivian Figures Sen. Jeff Sessions holds a 58-31 lead over Democratic challenger state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures- August 5th. Sessions still leads figures- Sept 6. Sessions for Senate Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor. Whats the deal with...

As Governor, Mark Warner vetoed legislation that would have prohibited public colleges in Virginia from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, using the same goofy line that Brian Moran thought was so important to deliver that he skipped a committee meeting on mental health commitment procedures. “Gov. Mark Warner vetoed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit public colleges from offering in-state tuition rates to undocumented aliens, saying the legislation would inflame anti-immigrant sentiments and have ‘no substantive effect.’”[1]

"I can't believe no one has mentioned his philandering," a former political aide tells Radar, adding that she herself was subjected to Warner's advances in the late '90s and had heard "stories about Mark and many interns." "This can't be isolated. I have to believe this stuff is all over," a former D.C. consultant tells Radar.

Alexandria – The Jim Gilmore for Senate campaign said today Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner is engaging in “old school politics as usual” in his contorted attempts to keep Virginia voters from learning that he supports efforts to undermine Virginia’s Right to Work law. “The only thing the voters of Virginia have learned they can count on with Mark Warner is that where he stands today, or where he stood yesterday, has nothing to do with where he will stand tomorrow,” Ana Gamonal, Gilmore Communications Director said today. “Working families can contrast that with Jim Gilmore who will never...

Gilmore campaign & RPV launch television ad - Principled Principled - Mark Warner and His Lies Help keep this and future ads running! https://www.jimgilmoreforsenate.com 

Well, it's no wonder Democrats didn't want former President Bill Clinton to speak on the economy. Some delegates might have had the temerity to wonder: Hey, why did we experience all that prosperity in the '90s? It certainly wasn't due to populism, or isolationism, or more government dependency, or any of the hard-left economic policies being preached nightly by speakers at the Democratic National Convention. No, it was capitalism — more of it, not less of it. Naturally, every political convention features its share of demagoguery. But buried beneath all the idealistic talk in Denver are some ugly details. Those...

Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of KansasGrade: C+ Delivery as flat as Kansas and no apparent training on a teleprompter ... offered a mild-mannered, monotone attack on John McCain ... and some general platitudes about Barry and change. Mark Warner, former Virginia Governor, current Senate candidateGrade: D Lost the audience early and never got them back ... [made] brief, passable efforts to paint John McCain as four more years of George Bush ... were confusing, his specifics irritatingly vague ... style bland, and his speech [was] meandering. Ted Strickland, Governor of OhioGrade: B+ Finally (FINALLY) got the crowd going with some snappy,...

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posted by John Nichols on 08/27/2008 @ 01:28am Email Print Share Buzzflash del.icio.us Digg Facebook Newsvine Reddit What is this? Take Action Comments (1) Subscribe Now Text SizeAAAHere is a footnote, and nothing more than that, from the 2008 Democratic National Convention. We're finally done with all that speculation about former Virginia Governor Mark Warner becoming a national political player. Sure, Warner drew a bad card when Democratic National Convention organizers scheduled the keynote address on the same night as Hillary Clinton's address to the convention. But the Virginian, who this year is likely to win a Senate seat, failed...

Line up for tonight. TornadoAlley3 was kind enough to start it yesterday and is handing it over to me. Pop up the popcorn! Adult beverages are optional but, after last night they may be needed.

Senate Candidate Jim Gilmore Pushes Drilling and Clean CoalThe crowds are getting bigger folks and Jim told me that campaign contributions have really picked up with over 5,000 new donors to the campaign. I told him we are pushing for him. We can't afford to lose this seat to liberal Mark Warner. Please keep helping and if you live or know some one in Virginia strike up a conversation and make sure they know about Jim Gilmore. He cut taxes, signed into law some of the most Pro-Life legislation in the nation, brought the state through the 9-11 economic...

When Gilmore got into the race for U.S. Senate, he thought it was going to be about taxes. Instead, everywhere he goes, people talk to him about one issue: gas prices. "We're gonna drill here, drill now, and reduce these prices," said Gilmore. It's a line that pleases people who gather to hear him speak. Along with drilling, Gilmore wants to tap deep into Virginia's coal seams. "This is a national asset for us, and if we use clean coal technology and push that forward, you can use coal consistent with the environment," said Gilmore. The latest polls show Gilmore...

Sen. Barack Obama has added a Lynchburg appearance with Sen. Jim Webb to his pass through Virginia this Wednesday. Webb and Obama will hold a town hall meeting with voters, which will focus on improving the economy and Obama's plans for a tax cut for middle-class families and $4,000 in college tuition tax credits, according to the campaign. The event is free and open to the public. Earlier Wednesday, Obama and former Gov. Mark R. Warner will visit Martinsville. There, they will meet with workers and families who have been affected by what the Obama campaign calls the "failed trade...

Gilmore Slams Mark Warner for Opposing Drilling! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZgUS10bPYPlease take a moment to listen to this. The video isn't great because I took it with my cell phone camera. I took my three kids with me to an event yesterday in Hanover county and had a chance to meet Jim Gilmore and Eric Cantor. It was a great experience and they are two strong conservatives. Eric is still fighting liberal Pelosi and gave a great update and Jim gave this great speech on energy and the differences between him and liberal Mark Warner. The kids posing at the beginning of the...

  Political Director's Update 6th Edition August 19, 2008 Working Families Tour 3 & Super Saturday!   In This Edition: Update From The Road Yard Sign Signup Working Families Tour 3 Super Door Knock Saturday A Very Bad Day For Mark Warner, Olympic Edition     Jim Gilmore goes door to door in Fairfax County. Update from the Road Governor Gilmore has been hard at work this week, starting with some door to door in Northern Virginia, and hitting the Prince William and Rockingham County fairs. Want to know how you can help? Check out our volunteer calendar on...

Smart voters know, however, that campaign "promises" are no such thing. They represent a wish list and should be characterized as goals. Because they want to sound authoritative, candidates will sound as though they are promising this or that. Voters need to understand that circumstances change, and that such pledges hinge on a legislature going along with an idea and funding it if necessary. Senate candidate and former Republican Gov. Jim Gilmore has charged that his successor and opponent, former Democratic Gov. Mark Warner, promised during the '01 gubernatorial campaign that he wouldn't raise taxes but then saddled Virginia taxpayers...

The choice of former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner to give the Tuesday night keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention is likely to spark a fresh round of speculation about Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. Warner's selection is unlikely to be good news for current Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, who has been a finalist for the running mate job. The prospect of two Virginia governors giving speeches on successive nights at the convention is thought to be unlikely. Obama's running mate, whoever it is, is scheduled to give the keynote on Wednesday. A source close to Kaine said...

Virginia's Warner tapped for Democrats' key speech HONOLULU - Mark Warner, Virginia's former governor and its Democratic candidate for the Senate, has been tapped to be the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention, a plum spot that is often a springboard to national prominence.

Reflecting new Democratic optimism about the South, former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner will keynote the party’s national convention in Denver two weeks from now.Warner appealed successfully to NASCAR Democrats in his election as governor, running strongly in rural areas and with working-class social conservatives. Warner, 53, briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination but dropped out to pursue a U.S. Senate race against another former governor, Republican Jim Gilmore. Warner is far ahead in polls and fund-raising. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is targeting Virginia as a traditionally Republican state that he could turn blue this year. The resources his campaign...

The Presidential race in Virginia is a toss-up. That's the finding of an exclusive News7 SurveyUSA poll released Monday. John McCain has a one-point lead in the Commonwealth, but that's within the margin of error, so it can be considered a tie. Barack Obama shows the most strength in Northern Virginia and Tidewater, while John McCain does best in Central and Western Virginia. Meanwhile, the race between two former governors isn't shaping up to be much of a race at all. The poll conducted over the weekend by SurveyUSA found Mark Warner with a lead of more than 20 points...

A Voice We Can Trust As a young man, Jim Gilmore volunteered for the United States Army during the Vietnam Era when many people were trying to avoid military service. He graduated with honors from the Army Intelligence School and Defense Language Institute and he was placed in the 650th Military Intelligence Group stationed in Germany. ... After his service in the U.S. Army, Jim Gilmore received a law degree at the University of Virginia and received assistance as a result of the G.I. Bill. As Governor of Virginia, Jim Gilmore reduced Virginia taxes. Later he was appointed Chairman of...

Mark Warner's Broken Promises

“The old style of politics of saying anything to get elected is not what we need,” candidate Warner said. When his Republican opponent, Mark Earley, warned that Warner would raise taxes if elected, Warner said, “The fact is that I will not raise taxes. My plan states it. I’ve said it throughout this campaign. And no matter how many times my opponent may say otherwise, I will not raise your taxes.” Once elected, Warner proudly presided over the largest tax increase in Virginia’s history. Other than that breathtaking deceit, he accomplished virtually nothing as governor — and now he’s likely...

Are you a threat to what it means to be an American? If you are a member of the NRA, Right to Life, Christian Coalition or the home school community – Mark Warner would say “yes.” Mark Warner wants to live in the past and ignore our future. This is why his campaign is focused on his tenure as governor, but nothing before or after it. In May of 1994 Mark Warner said the following: “One of the things you are going to see is a coalition that is just about completely taken over the Republican Party in this state...

Warner served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Gilmore served as governor from 1998 to 2002. He said Warner "opposes drilling in ANWR, and he (Warner) is all over the place on offshore drilling." At the campaign stop in Rocky Mount last week, Warner called for Congress to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling and allow states to make their own decision. But Gilmore said that Warner vetoed an offshore drilling bill that was passed by the General Assembly while he was governor. Speaking to nearly 100 people at the campaign event, Gilmore said he is a candidate...

A busy couple of days for Republican Senate candidate Jim Gilmore. He just wrapped up a two day, 14 city tour. It included stops this morning in Martinsville and Wednesday afternoon in Lynchburg. Gilmore's campaign chairman says the former Governor has shifted the scope of his political message. He used to speak mainly about cutting taxes and energy costs. Now, Gilmore has started going after opponent Mark Warner, calling him untrustworthy. Jim Gilmore, (R) U.S. Senate Candidate - "Ask the people of Virginia whether trust actually matters. Whether or not in fact really going into public office and keeping your...

Former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III, the state's Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, submitted false information on two financial disclosure forms that hid his ties to a government contractor embroiled in a legal dispute over allegations that two of its executives had conspired to defraud the federal government. On the forms, the first filed in June 2007 for his presidential campaign and the second in May after he joined the U.S. Senate race, Gilmore said he was on the board of Windmill International. Gilmore, who signed his name attesting that the information on the forms was "complete and...

"They've done real well the past few years," Wilkins said of House Republicans. "I was disappointed when they let Mark Warner talk them into a tax increase" -- a reference to the $1.4 billion rise for cops, schools and welfare that led to the Warner presidential boomlet. That increase in 2004 might not have occurred had Howell not looked the other way. He allowed several Republican anti-taxers to duck a do-or-die vote in the Finance Committee on the Warner package, clearing the way for passage. During Wilkins' brief reign, one usually got the impression the trains were running on time....

The former governors are competing for the Senate seat held by Republican John Warner, who will retire after three decades in office. John Warner and Mark Warner are not related. Energy emerged as the dominant policy issue in Saturday's debate. But Gilmore said the election will turn on the issue of trust, and chided Warner for breaking a 2001 campaign promise not to raise taxes. "The question is who do you trust --a person who sticks with it and delivers on the car tax cut and does what he says he's going to do, or a person who casually brushes...

A Reminder of Mark Warner's 2001 "No Tax Pledge" "The voters of Virginia know all too well as evidenced by the 2001 gubernatorial debates, where Mark Warner repeatedly pledged to the working families of Virginia that he would not raise taxes, that he broke that promise upon taking office and instead gave Virginians a $1.4 billion tax increase, the largest in Virginia history, despite there being a significant budget surplus of $324 million."

It’s the pain everyone feels from coast to coast: sky high gas prices. This week, President Bush moved to lower those prices by calling for lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling. It’s a move that could have long term impacts, but Bush admits it won’t produce any oil in the short term. So, what’s he up to? “Talk is action in Washington,” said WSLS Political Analyst Dr. Bob Denton. Denton says by stepping up to the mic, the president shows he gets it. “It reinforces the image that I am a leader. I am listening. And, I am doing.”...

Republican Jim Gilmore reported raising $480,000 from March through June, still far from the amount his Senate foe, Democrat Mark Warner (web|bio), raised over the same period. Gilmore, the state's 68th governor, trails Warner, the 69th governor, in both polls and fundraising in their race to succeed Senator John Warner in November.

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Republican Virginia candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. John Warner, will debate his opponent Mark Warner at the first debate of the campaign, this Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 a.m. The debate, which is hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, will take place during their annual meeting at the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Political columnist, David Broder, will serve as the debate moderator.