arghhhhh, shades of John Hager and all the help he gave Earley.
Why would the Mayor of Warrenton choose to announce in Norfolk?
1) After the convention, Hager gave a significant amount of help to Earley. Earley's loss had nothing to do with Hager. Earley ran a week post-convention campaign.
2) I would assume that in addition to Norfolk, he'll also do Richmond, Roanoke and Northern Virginia, all the major media markets. Pretty much all statewide candidates do it that way.