Kaine is Trying to Ride Warner's Coattails.....John Warner, that is

Kaine and the Democratic Party are trying to create the impression that they are a party of moderates aligned with the so-called Republicans who broke ranks with the party regulars and RPV to vote for the highest tax increase in Virginia history along with the Democratic Party. The Democrats are trying to sell themselves as the new majority in Virginia, while simultaneously trying to break apart the Republican majority by taking advantage of gossip, dissension, and inter-party rivalry. It's pretty remarkable how successful they have been thus far.

Here is yet another example of their manipulation. In an email letter sent out by the Kaine campaign, Kaine states that "Virginia is a state known for its steadfast and strong leadership. We are the state of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Warner, and Mark Warner." This subtle yet effective attempt to link himself to the senior senator from Virginia, a lifelong Republican, is but another example of how the Democratic Party is trying to tear apart the Republican Party at its foundation while simultaneously thrusting itself into the proverbial center through sheer deception. As Mark Warner begins his run for the Senate to replace John Warner in 2008 without even allowing apathetic Virginians to realize that a different Warner has been elected and sets himself up for his run for the White House in 2012, we will begin to see more of this from the Democrats as they try to blur the lines of distinction between themselves and the Republican Party in a state where Republicans have won almost all the major battles in the last decade and will continue to do so provided we work together.