| Mark Warner was elected governor of Virginia in 2001 | | | | winning the Democratic presidential nomination.Of |
| after losing a closer than expected Senate race to | | | | course, for this "Plan B" of sorts to work out, a couple |
| John Warner five years earlier. Virginia law does not | | | | of things would first have to happen. First, Hillary Clinton |
| permit its governor to succeed himself, so Warner's | | | | would have to become the 2008 nominee. Then she |
| term ended in January when the newly-elected | | | | would have to be defeated by the Republican |
| Governor, Tim Kaine, was inaugurated. Therefore, he | | | | nominee in the general election. Those two |
| will be able to devote himself to full-time campaigning | | | | occurrences would leave the door wide open for |
| for president.The fact that Warner was a Democratic | | | | Warner.Then in 2009, he could attempt to recapture |
| governor in a strong "red" state will be a positive for | | | | the governorship of Virginia, where governors cannot |
| him. However, even though the Republican presidential | | | | serve consecutive terms. He would be the clear |
| candidate has carried Virginia every time since 1968, a | | | | favorite to win, and if successful, would become one |
| Democratic governor in the state is not unusual. In fact, | | | | of only a handful of men to have served in that |
| since 1977, Virginia has elected a Democratic governor | | | | position more than once.Assuming he is elected, he |
| every time a Republican is in the White House. The | | | | would have the enviable position of being a sitting |
| opposite has been true when a Democrat is in the | | | | second-term Democratic governor in a "red" state |
| White House.If Warner is nominated by the Democrats | | | | when 2012 rolls around. With no big-name name or |
| and George Allen is nominated by the Republicans, the | | | | celebrity candidates like Hillary in the mix, he would |
| Mother of Presidents will be guaranteed to have | | | | likely be among the favorites to win the Democrats' |
| produced our next Chief Executive.Now Warner has a | | | | open presidential nomination battle.Terry Mitchell is a |
| pretty good fallback position if he is not the | | | | software engineer, freelance writer, and blogger from |
| Democratic presidential nominee in 2008. Because of | | | | Hopewell, VA. On his blog - - he posts commentaries |
| this possible opportunity, he likely will not officially get | | | | on various subjects such as politics, technology, religion, |
| into the 2008 race for the White House (although he | | | | health and well-being, personal finance, and sports. His |
| has begun campaigning like many others) unless he | | | | commentaries offer a unique point of view that is not |
| determines that he has a more than fair chance of | | | | often found in mainstream media. |