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I am convinced that Virginia is turning toward the Democrats. Mark Warner, then Tim Kaine, now Jim Webb and various Congressional candidates. The State Senate will continue to trend toward the Democrats, as will the House of Delegates.
I have been a Democrat as long as I have been old enough to vote. While I have occasionally voted for Republicans, that was "long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away." Always an active Democrat, in 2000 I became a VERY active Democrat.
The collapse of the Virginia Democratic Party in the 1990's was a phase in a cycle -- too many dinosaurs who wouldn't adapt to changing times, too many party leaders who thought that the way to beat the Republicans was to sound more like them. Mark Warner brought his energy and his money to the campaign in 2001, and helped Virginia Democrats to realize that things aren't so bleak after all. Electing Democrats takes money, it takes lots of work, it takes candidates who aren't afraid to stand for something and who are smart enough to say what the stand for in a way that is politically acceptable.
Tim Kaine continued Mark Warner's efforts, and he has been helped immeasurably by the inability of the Republicans, either in Washington or in Richmond, to govern themselves, the Commonwealth, or the country. Now, in 2006, we have a candidate -- Jim Webb -- at the top of the ticket who can win. We have candidates for Congress who can carry the Democratic message into the suburbs and rural areas, and who can win.
This blog is devoted to turning Virginia blue.
Let's get to work!
I have been a Democrat as long as I have been old enough to vote. While I have occasionally voted for Republicans, that was "long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away." Always an active Democrat, in 2000 I became a VERY active Democrat.
The collapse of the Virginia Democratic Party in the 1990's was a phase in a cycle -- too many dinosaurs who wouldn't adapt to changing times, too many party leaders who thought that the way to beat the Republicans was to sound more like them. Mark Warner brought his energy and his money to the campaign in 2001, and helped Virginia Democrats to realize that things aren't so bleak after all. Electing Democrats takes money, it takes lots of work, it takes candidates who aren't afraid to stand for something and who are smart enough to say what the stand for in a way that is politically acceptable.
Tim Kaine continued Mark Warner's efforts, and he has been helped immeasurably by the inability of the Republicans, either in Washington or in Richmond, to govern themselves, the Commonwealth, or the country. Now, in 2006, we have a candidate -- Jim Webb -- at the top of the ticket who can win. We have candidates for Congress who can carry the Democratic message into the suburbs and rural areas, and who can win.
This blog is devoted to turning Virginia blue.
Let's get to work!
posted by Cvllelaw at 9:23 AM
1 Comments:
I love the name of your blog - but VIRGINIA TURNS PURPLE, might be more accurate. Certainly the pivotal nature of Virginia’s Senate race (and constitutional amendment ballot) will hoist Virginia into the national limelight as we approach November, and may be a bellwether for a mood change in America.
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