Labor Day

02Sep08

Cross posted on Mark Warner 2008:

Governor Warner spent this Labor Day the same way he spends every Labor Day – running up and down the streets of Buena Vista and Covington in their annual parades.

Here is a video of the Buena Vista Parade:

On the unofficial start of the fall campaign season, Governor Warner led the pack of politicians at the Buena Vista Labor Day Parade by shaking almost every hand along the parade route.  In the hills of Rockbridge and Allegheny Counties, our team showed once again how organized we are; nearly everyone in both towns had a Mark Warner sticker on their shirts and a rally sign in their hands.

“I’m working hard for it,” Governor Warner shouted to one parade-goer who remarked how much he was sweating. “I really want this job.”

Here’s what the Daily Press of Newport News wrote:

Democrat Mark R. Warner certainly looked like a front-runner in the U.S. Senate race Monday, trotting ahead of his opponent in the Buena Vista Labor Day parade.

He high-fived parade watchers and worked up a sweat, buoyed by supporters like Bonnie Massie, who insisted Warner autograph her campaign placard.

“He was so good when he was governor of Virginia,” Massie said.

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Warner signs and buttons were more evident Monday — both along the street and pinned to T-shirts. Walking along the parade route, he took a quick detour to greet Marjorie Austin, who watched the proceedings from her front porch.

She represents the kind of Republican swing voter that Warner wants to attract in conservative Virginia. “He’s the only Democrat I ever supported,” she said. “He seems to have come through on his promises.”

In Covington, the Governor was welcomed back like a hero.  He’s very popular among teenagers there for making good on his 2004 pledge as Governor to return to Covington’s elementary school after student test scores resulted in the school’s full accreditation under Virginia’s tough academic standards.

“Hey Mark! Welcome back,” several of them shouted to the Governor as he sprinted past.

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