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Va.’s Sen. Warner won’t run in 2008

How much this hurt the GOP hopes for taking back the Senate?

USATODAY=Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008, offering Democrats a valuable opportunity to challenge the Republican Party for the seat and possibly expand their one-vote Senate majority.

Warner, 80, one of the most authorative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, has held the seat since 1978, when the dashing former Navy secretary campaigned alongside his wife at the time, the actress Elizabeth Taylor.

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Posted by JohnKonop on Friday, August 31st, 2007 at 4:38 pm | under Uncategorized | |RSS 2.0 feed | Comments and pings closed. |

6 Responses to “Va.’s Sen. Warner won’t run in 2008”

  1. LeftHook Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 5:09 pm

    I wasn’t aware the GOP had any chance of taking back the senate.

  2. JohnKonop Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    That is cold!

  3. Al Swearengen Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 11:14 pm

    So true though…

  4. bb Says:
    September 1st, 2007 at 11:24 am

    Warner not running!!!! Halleluah…one less f’n RINO to deal with when it comes to serious matters.

    The seat is safe conservative…might even go to George Allen.

  5. David O'Rear Says:
    September 1st, 2007 at 9:18 pm

    1. Craig
    2. Warner
    3. ?

  6. bb Says:
    September 1st, 2007 at 10:07 pm

    1. Frank
    2. Gobie
    3. child prostitution
    4. No ??s