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before the committee meeting and bestowed his personal endorsement on Warner. In doing so, he recited a litany of conservative credentials which he said Warner could properly claim.
Dalton said Warner would Fight runaway federal spending, fight for a major tax cut and a balanced budget, fight for a strong national defense, fight further encroachment from Washington and, said Dalton, “He will be listened to because he knows Washington without being contaminated by Washington.” The emphasis on Washington was no accident. It was clearly an attempt to respond to one of the conservatives’ major concerns. Most Virginia politicians have built their careers and nourished their political ambitions on the tried-andtrue formula of presenting themselves as defenders of home and Commonwealth against the evils of the federal government. Washington has been second only to Moscow in the southern conservative’s demonology.
Experience In Washington
But Warner has spent virtually all of his professional life working at high levels within the Washington bureaucracy. That service includes five years as Secretary of the Navy during the Nixon administrations.
Warner claims, with considerable justification, that his experience in the Federal government would give him a clear advantage in learning the ropes if he wins the election to the Senate.
Some of the conservatives of his party, however, take another view of his government service. To them, Warner is somewhat like the southern boy who went north to fight for the Union, and after the war returned to his home town hoping to run for the legislature.
The analogy is, of course, imperfect. But for the conservative purist, the imperfection is one of degree rather than of kind. In spite of Dalton’s words, they harbor a suspicion that Warner may, indeed, be "contaminated."
Another factor troubling the coalition is Warner’s personal image. The candidate is urbane, suave and sophisticated. He is considered handsome and youthful in his appearance. He has great personal wealth and is
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