The popular former Democrtic governor from Virginia, Mark
Warner, has made it official that he plans to
run for the Senate seat that will be vacated by John Warner. His
website is up and running with an
announcement video. With M. Warner running, this Senate seat is
another one that Republicans will almost certainly lose. How bad
does it look for the GOP? The two leading contenders for the
Republican nomination are Rep. Tom Davis and former governor/failed
presidential candidate Jim Gilmore. A recent Rasmussen poll found M. Warner leading
Gilmore by 20 points 54-34. And that's the good news. Warner leads
Davis 57-30. It also showed Warner still had a 68 percent approval
rating.
Liz Mair had anticipated Warner's decision in a piece for our
main site
on Monday and the Prowler had more today.