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ror me nrst time in lb years, Loudoun voters went for a Democratic governor - and two Loudoun Democrats got elected to the House of Delegates.
The winner of the current primary will define what it means to be a Virginia Democrat. And it would be hard to find two more different Democrats than Jim Webb, a former secretary of the Navy, and Harris Miller, a technology guru.
Webb is a decorated Vietnam veteran and novelist who recently returned to the Democratic party after years as a Republican - even serving for a time as President Ronald Reagan’s Navy secretary. He opposes the war in Iraq, but fully supports his own son enlisting in the Marines.
Miller, a lifelong Democrat, fashions himself in the mold of former Gov. Mark Warner (D). Miller headed Arlington-based Information Technology Association of America, which lobbies for the IT industry in D.C. He also pushed to bring tech jobs to Virginia, and says he wants to continue Warner’s tradition of working across party lines to get things done.
Virginians have a tough choice ahead of them. Webb’s foreign policy expertise and former-GOP status could help swing moderate Republicans away from Allen in November. But Miller’s highenergy campaign brims with specific legislative proposals: plans to bring transportation solutions to Virginia, fiscal responsibility to Washington and increased investment in education to the nation.
Virginians owe ft to themselves to give these, candidates a good, hard look. You’re watching the changing face of the Virginia Democratic party. And you might be seeing our future senator.
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