The USS Wisconsin provided the backdrop for this morning’s campaign kickoff for Senatorial candidate Mark Warner. Here are some photos. As always, click to enlarge.
AP writer Bob Lewis did a decent job covering the event in his article here so I won’t repeat it. According to Lewis, there were about 350 people there, which seems a reasonable estimate to me. Elected officials from throughout the region were there as well, including at least a couple Republicans. I guess Warner’s “radical centrist” message is working.
We were treated to introductory speeches by Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim, Sen. L. Louise Lucas, Congressman Bobby Scott, former Congressman Owen Pickett and two Admirals. The former governor met with a veterans’ group prior to coming on the stage. Accompanying him on this trip was his wife, Lisa, and two of his teenaged daughters.
All in all, it was a beautiful day in Downtown Norfolk and Warner got a great sendoff from Hampton Roads.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
So, the “radical centrist” only had Democrats speaking…no Republicans?
How not surprising!
“Elected officials from throughout the region were there as well, including at least a couple Republicans.”
Who were they? Just wondering.
I’ll let them out themselves 🙂