The Democratic running for the seat is Mark Warner (former Governor of Virginia) and Jim Gilmore of the Republican Party (formerly also Governor of Virginia).
Mark Warner political background:
- Became Governor of Virginia in 2001 and remained in office as Governor until 2006
- Majored in Poli Sci at George Washington University with a J.D. from Harvard Law.
- Spoke at the DNC in 2008 as the Keynote Speaker
- Allowed the single largest investment into K-12 education when governor
- In '04, Warner worked with Democratic and liberal Republican legislators and the business community to reform the tax code, lowering food and some income taxes, and increasing the sales and cigarette taxes.
Jim Gilmore political background:
- Attorney General in 1994 to 1998 and Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 (which Mark Warner succeeded him as Governor in 2002)
- Gilmore campaigned on the twin promises of hiring 4,000 new teachers in public schools and phasing out Virginia's car tax.
- When Gilmore was elected, He won winning 56% of the vote to Beyer's 43%.
- Gave a try for running for president this year in '08 but dropped out on July, 14 2007 believing he could not raise enough money
For main issues at stake for this Senate election are; the Radical Centralist Coalition, and that Mark Warner believes that the coalition will increase the cooperation in congress. Mark Warner also believes alternative energy is a big emphasis while Jim Gilmore supports offshore drilling alike John McCain and President Bush. Another strong issue is the tax increase in 2004 for Virginia.
So far in *all* polling Warner has been ahead in *ALL* by a substantial amount to a 50-60% comparison to a 30% that Gilmore gets from the polls. The most recent one by Rasmussen Reports on September 25th, 2008, Warner has 60% to a 34% Gilmore.
Seems like Warner's going to win the election easily if the polls correspond to the results of the actual votes this year!
3 comments:
Nice! I also focused on the Senate race and got most of the same facts. I focused on Health care issues and how each candidate, Warner/ Gilmore, plan to respond to this semi-crisis. Both candidates seem to have the same approach. Energy and taxes are definitely major issues as well considering they affect so many people in so many ways. Great points! It is always good to hear your blogs; i'm glad we think alike!!! :)
Yes...I did these people too. I like warner...I mean come one...he had an emphasis on education. You can't go wrong with education, unless you are Bush and you decide to do the No Child Left Behind. What a dummy. But I mean hey, we get an AYP party!!!...whatever...but yes...go warner and very nice details on the two candidates. Mine was not as deep and factual...that;s not good on my end...uh oh...k...good job...peace...
Yep, I also did the Virginia Senate race. Looks like we both used wikipedia, haha. But yes, I focused on the same issues that you did and energy and taxes are very significant issues in this race. And pretty much all of the polls are saying that Warner is going to win. I'm not surprised, he's very focused on education and that's always a plus. Very good job Ronny!
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