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over the dicey issue of nominating and electing a State Supreme Court Justice. This was to be the last time he would preside over this body. After two terms as the crown prince of Virginia’s Democratic Party, and President of the Virginia Senate, he is now officially announcing his candidacy for Governor of Virginia.

Beyer will swing easily from the contentious Senate scene to a tough campaign schedule without skipping a beat — but that is the consummate high energy Beyer. That hasn’t change; he loves campaigning. When first elected eight years ago, it was by a slim margin, due at least in part to rigorous and innately skilled campaigning. He upset a popular and favored Republican in a win that sur

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