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Mark Warner, Almost Famous
Back in 2006 Mark Warner was my top choice to be the Democratic nominee. Being from Virginia, he would solve that perceived "middle America" problem that Kerry and Gore had. Being an excellent public speaker-- another Kerry/Gore problem solved. And being a centrist who doesn't come across as wishy-washy, someone known for bipartisanship and unity-- I thought the country would love him. Well, the Virginia part of the country might, but the rest probably will never know what a Mark Warner presidential campaign could have been. It was Barack Obama's time instead. And even last night, after a speech that left me wondering what it would have been like if Mark Warner was about to be nominated in Denver, Hillary Clinton came out and delivered one of the most electrifying speeches I've ever seen. I can hardly remember anything that Warner said. His keynote address should have been his Obama 2004 moment. Instead, during his speech the networks were too busy "analyzing" what Hillary had to say next, and after her speech voters were too busy thinking about what she had just said. I only hope the almost famous Mark Warner is most definitely soon known as "Senator Warner."
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