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Warner's refusal to endorse Mike Farris helped elect Beyer.
"He has failed to define himself, state his vision of Virginia and to show bold leadership qualities," Provo asserts, adding, "At heart I think Beyer is a Northern Virginia liberal and has the same style of Mark Warrier in that he knows how to run well-funded, big money negative campaigns.” Provo backed Beyer in 1993, but mainly to prevent Farris from winning.
I agree with Provo that Beyer's conduct in the recent campaign and his tenure in office give Gilmore an opportunity to appeal to moderate Republicans and independents and, if successful, to place Beyer's appeal to those left of center — a difficult position to win an election in Virginia. Beyer's previous appeal to centrist elements may have been damaged by Kis recent conduct.
My assessment is that Gilmore's position is improved in the election's aftermath if he seeks to capitalize on it by adopting pragmatic positions stressing fiscal ingegrity, retaining the highly successful Allen economic development strategies and promoting leaner government that still delivers the services people want.
Make no mistake. Don Beyer has proven himself, again like Clinton, an
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