February 08, 2006

James Webb (D-VA) Will Run for the Senate

Raising Kaine's campaign to Draft James Webb has worked. The former 9/11 Commission member who prominently served as Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan has let it be known he is going to run for the Senate seat currently held by US Senator George Allen (R-VA), considered by many to be the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. Webb's no bull-shit, direct style should make for an exciting campaign. In order to get the chance to Allen he'll first have to get by Harris Miller though. Miller, who's been a big fundraiser for Virginia Democrats, entered the race with former Gov. Mark Warner's support. One issue in that intra-party contest will likely be Webb's support for Sen. Allen in his race against then incumbent Sen. Chuck Robb (D-VA) in 2000 (though it should perhaps be noted that Webb backed Robb in his 1994 race against Oliver North).

Posted by armand at February 8, 2006 11:43 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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