Mark Warner (D): former Governor of VA who delivered the keynote speech at the Dem national convention. he was expected to pursue the presidency in 2006, but decided to take over for John Warner as senator for VA instead.
Jim Gilmore (R): Former attorney general for VA for 4 years and Governor for the 4 after that, he was in the race for the presidency until 2007 when he becanme the first major candidate to drop out to run for senate.
The most important issue facing the 2 candidates is state taxes and the economy... the senators are also worried about kick starting the housing market after the recent drop in the market and the recent financial crisis.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds former Democratic Governor Mark Warner’s with 60% of the vote and former republican Governor Jim Gilmore with 34%
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I totally agree that the economy is one of the biggest issues these candidates will have to face. Do you know where the candidates stand on this issue? I would guess that they will follow the basic ideas of their presidential party mates, but I am just a little unsure about the specifics.
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