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Monday, August 29, 2005
VA Dems Lose Out on Top Senate Challenger
Today has been a hit or miss day for the DSCC, the Democrat's Senate campaign committee. News leaked out of Missouri that favored candidate Claire McCaskill would actually step into the Senate race. At the same time, though, The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear reports that Virginia's popular Democratic Governor Mark Warner has decided not to run against freshman Republican Senator George Allen.
Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) plans to announce Tuesday that he will not challenge Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) next year, leaving the popular Democrat free to explore a presidential bid, several close associates said Monday.I suppose this means the Democrats' only shot at picking up Allen's seat is if Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine loses his gubernatorial bid this fall and decides to turn around and run for the Senate, though I don't think that's a particularly positive thing to hope for.
Warner, who leaves office in January, will announce his decision on his monthly radio show on WTOP, said Virginia Democratic Party Chairman C. Richard Cranwell, a Warner confidant.
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The announcement would rob Virginia of what could have been a blockbuster political confrontation in 2006. Allen, a former governor who is ending his first term in the Senate, remains popular at home and is also considering a run at the presidency in 2008.
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