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A Virginia-Centric Convention (Warner Would Not Submit to Vetting)
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| Contributor | TX DEM |
| Last Edited | TX DEM Aug 13, 2008 11:49am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, August 13, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The selection of ex-VA Gov. Mark Warner to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention comes on the heels of a secret, last-minute effort to convince Warner to submit his name and record for vice presidential vetting.
Sources close to Warner say that the Virginia Senate candidate was subject to fairly intense pressure by Obama advisers to allow the team of Eric Holder and Caroline Kennedy to open an account and begin their work.
Warner resisted, citing, as he has done publicly, family concerns and his public pledge to Virginians.
It's not clear whether Obama urged his aides to press Warner, but Obama advisers have said in the past that the Democrats' recent success in Virginia -- electing back to back Democratic governors, reforming the state's management, the habit of Republicans and Democrats working together would serve as a model for Obama's presidency. |
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