March 14, 2006

Greene Co. Sees Its Color In Warner

The last Dem to win Greene Co., MO, in a presidential race was Bill Clinton.

And that's why Nora Walcott, the executive dir. of the Greene Co. Dem Party, was so keen on inviting ex-VA Gov. Mark Warner to speak to at their annual Jackson Day dinner this year.

Says Walcott of Dems in her county: "They see Warner as a candidate who can do for Missouri what Bill Clinton did in Illinois" -- that is, break a cycle of Republican dominance. "He's a map-changer."

Warner, busily preparing a WH '08 campaign along the twin axes of pragmatic competence and Southern outreach, quickly accepted.

Walcott announced the 4/7 dinner in late February. Two weeks later, all her tickets are gone and she's finding tables to fill an overflow room. Walcott: "We're outpacing 100 percent of where we were last year. We're selling these like mad."

The dinner's pedigree is impressive. Greene County's Jackson Day dinner is one of the oldest continously running Dem dinners in the country. In 1920, William Jennings Bryan was its first speaker. It's played host to Kennedys (Ted and John), Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson.

Posted at 03:50 PM

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My wife and I were fortunate to live in Virginia during Gov Warner's term. When he was elected Virginia was a bit of a mess from the previous GOP Governor, and he was saddled with a GOP majority legislators. Gov Warner did a great job. He is a proven leader. He worked with the GOP legislators. He worked both sides of the isle. Everyone who is considering a viable canidate for the next President needs to consider Gov Warner.

Robert | 03.21.06 10:48 PM

warner 2008

bill | 03.22.06 11:26 AM

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