John Warner

Hotline shows how the potential '08 candidates fared last night:

In VA, Sen. George Allen (R) campaigned for GOP gov nominee Jerry Kilgore, who lost. Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) made ads for NJ GOP Gov nominee Doug Forrester, who fell short. AZ Sen. John McCain (R) traveled to nearby CA and made ads for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's initiatives, all of which went down in defeat. NY Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) campaigned for NYC Dem mayoral candidate Freddie Ferrer, who was trounced by GOP Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Warner, of course, made ads and campaigned frequently in VA with Dem gov nominee Tim Kaine, who won.

Warner's a smart ex-businessman (who unlike our current CEO President, was actually SUCCESSFUL in business) who has skyrocketing approval ratings in Virginia, where he has governed the state very well. I'm still partial to Feingold, but Warner is worth a look.

By the way, a big resounding "No" to all the establishment, mushy-middle Dems who ran up to Manchester, NH to stump for the Democratic candidate for mayor (the mayor of Manchester, NH deserves support from John Kerry, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Evan Bayh? Politicians being politicians, pure and simple), who promptly lost. It's so transparent to run up to New Hampshire every chance you get. Warner fought for his own state and helped Tim Kaine pull out a victory (getting better numbers than Warner got in '01 in many key areas).