Warner to join Obama in Bristol

[Thrill]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Barack Obama will get an introduction to Virginia on Thursday from the pioneer of its Democratic resurgence, former Gov. Mark Warner.

Warner will welcome Obama in Bristol for the Illinois senator's first visit since clinching the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday.

Obama has a noon-hour, town hall-style forum scheduled at Virginia High School in the Tennessee border town in southwestern Virginia.

Warner, a moderate who is favored to win a U.S. Senate seat this fall, remained uncommitted through the primaries. His endorsement Thursday gives Obama a boost across a state no Democrat has won in a presidential election in 44 years.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, Democrats who have won the past two statewide elections, join Obama for an evening rally at a 25,000-seat concert amphitheater in Prince William County.

Kaine was among the first governors to endorse Obama in February of 2007, shortly after he declared his presidential bid. Webb, a superdelegate to the party's late August national convention, has been uncommitted until now.

Webb, Kaine and Warner have all been mentioned as possible running mates for Obama. Warner briefly explored his own presidential bid, but abandoned it in October 2006, nine months after his term as governor ended.

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[Muttocracy]

1. when did Webb endorse Obama? nt

[Thrill]

3. He hasn't. Which is why he shouldn't even be considered for VP

[Ashy Larry]

4. That's probably why they booked a large venue.

His endorsement will make news.

[papapi]

8. I read it's his intent to do so today.

[kentuck]

2. In 1927, the Carter Family went down to Bristol and recorded...

some of the first country music recordings of the time. The brought the old songs out of the mountains and put them on record. This was about the same time that Yodelin' Jimmie Rodgers recorded "T for Texas"...:-)

[aquart]

5. Obama needs a governor for Veep.

Is Warner good or too South?

[newmajority]

6. Too DLC would be my guess

Right about the time there was so much hype about this guy, I watched one of his speeches on C-SPAN. Just seemed like another run of the mill lukewarm armadillo type to me.

[aquart]

7. Irrelevant.

The only question is how many states and/or voting blocs can he bring that aren't already locks for Obama.

This is actually going to be a super tricky problem. I'd love to be fly on the wall for the discussions.