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Ray Vickery who opposed Rep. Wolf in 1992 and is an assistant secretary in the Commerce Department. He described Mr. Weinberg as “a Democrat’s Democrat — capable, seasoned, bright and energetic.”
The nomination was seconded by State Sen. Charles Waddell of Loudoun County who blamed Frank Wolf and Sen. John Warner for allowing tandem trailer trucks on U.S. 15. He said Mr. Weinberg will “vote the best interests of the citizens rather than the trucking interests.”
Augustus Johnson of Syria also seconded the nomination saying, “The American people have had a good look at what Newt Gingrich has for them, and they hate it. Polls show the Reagan Democrats are coming back; We can carry Virginia for Clinton, for Mark Warner and for Bob Weinberg. John Warner and Frank Wolf vote down the line with Newt Gingrich. Bob works hard and works smart. He will make a great congressman.”
There were two other seconding speaches before the final one by Lt. Gov. Don Beyer who said, “All politics is personal, it is built on the power of individuals.” He praised the record of the Clinton Administration in creating jobs and working for world peace. He compared the 10th District race to the battle between David and Goliath in the Old Testament.
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner said, “Democrats win when Democrats are united.” He said he would support education from Head Start to student loans, the environment and “a woman’s right to choose.”
He said the challenge facing the nation is that the technological revolution is bringing as great a change as the Industrial Revolution in the last century. The technological revolution will “change our lives, where and how we do our jobs, educate our children and care for the sick.”
He said it is important to make sure rural areas and poor people have access to this new technology. “We will either diminish the disparity or leave some so far behind they never will have an opportunity to touch the American dream....Our challenge is to get that message out.”
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