News: Mark Warner looking likely to run for Governor again in 2009

[ShadowRocket]

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/02/warner_may_seek_old_job.html

It's his race to lose.

[Gabu]

If he does run, I dearly hope George Allen runs for that position as well.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If he does run, I dearly hope George Allen runs for that position as well.

Better yet, Rick Santorum!

[AndrewTX]

I hope Mark Warner runs again.

 I lived in Virginia when he first ran back in 2001, and he was great.

[TheresNoMoney]

Not surprised at all by this.

[Adlai Stevenson]

I expect Warner to break the tradition of Virginia electing the nominee of whatever Party lost the Presidency the year earlier in 2009.  As I expect there to be a Democratic President and a Democratic Governor of Virginia.  I think this tradition has gone all the way back to 1981 has it not? 

[MAS117]

Not really news. I've been saying all along that if he isnt on the ticket as VP he is running for Governor again.

[Democratic Hawk]

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He could also run for Senator next year. It could be the Warner (not brothers) redux.  He might hold off on making a decision in case he's angling for the VP spot.

The thing is, I'm glad he didn't run for President, his foreign policy creds seemed to be lacking.

[SPC]

It is possible that he could run for VP and Senator in 2008, then run for Governor in 2009, and if he loses the vice-presidency but wins the Senate, he could appoint Tim Kaine to the Senate seat. If he wins the VP, the president could appoint someone to replace him.

[Deano963]

Hopefully Tim Kaine and Democrats in the Virginia legislature can pass a bill allowing future Virginia governors to serve two terms consecutively before the 2009 election. That way Mark Warner could be governor again until 2017.

[Adlai Stevenson]

Tim Kaine should run for the Senate in 2008.

[WalterMitty]

va  needs to get rid of its ridiculous one term limit.

[JSojourner]

va  needs to get rid of its ridiculous one term limit.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ITA.  I don't like term limits at all.  Not even when they keep the guys whose policies I hate out of office. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Tim Kaine should run for the Senate in 2008.

Why? He's not going to beat John Warner. If you can't beat an incumbent, there is no point in wasting a good candidate on them just so you can "only" lose by 10 points instead of simply running a complete sacrificial lamb. You aren't going to get the seat either way.