Webb Kicks it Off in Gate City

By: Lowell
Published On: 4/25/2006 3:45:14 PM

According to Robert Barnes in the Washington Post:

GATE CITY, Va., April 25 -- James Webb officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign in this southwest corner of Virginia Tuesday with a strongly populist message about ending the Iraq war and the "culture of corruption" in Washington.

Webb, 60, a former Republican now running as a Democrat, condemned the Republican Party "for sending other people's kids to war and other people's to bad schools."

Webb also criticized "the 'money-drenched' political machine that sets the agenda in Washington" and George Allen for "voting with the president 97 percent of the time."

Sounds like a great start to Webb's "Take Back Virginia" tour - next stop, Norfolk!

Comments



Wooo Hooo (Alicia - 4/25/2006 4:45:48 PM)
Love the message!  Go Webb!


Great Start! (JC - 4/25/2006 5:55:21 PM)
Lets keep it going!

My sources tell me there were about 50 people at Gate City (not including staff and press). That's double what Miller drew in downtown Richmond.

Hopefully we will have a good crowd for Jim when he returns to Richmond tomorrow night.

If you're in the Richmnond area, come see Jim Webb tomorrow morning!

WHAT:
"Operation Take Back Virginia Tour"

WHERE:
The Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad Street Richmond, Virginia

WHEN:
Wednesday April 26, 2006 at 8:30 AM



Should say "when he returns tomorrow morning"! (JC - 4/25/2006 6:04:17 PM)


50 in Gate City (DanG - 4/25/2006 6:41:05 PM)
Not bad.  That's much better than Miller's "5" in Charlottesville. 


Terrific Homecoming (ScottCoDemocrat - 4/26/2006 10:00:16 AM)
I counted 59 in Gate City and probably missed some people.
I think that's terrific for an outdoor event at noon on Tuesday when the weather man is calling for rain. 

It was really nice, about the time that Jim Webb pulled onto the grounds at the Homeplace the sun came out.  The speech was great.

I didn't see any of you guys there, but I did see a lot of Scott County Democrats.  Most of them are ready to work hard to get Webb as the Democratic candidate so that we can send Allen back to California.



50+ (Corey - 4/25/2006 6:42:23 PM)
I heard the same thing about Gate City. We had 75 in Norfolk this evening.  I'll post on that soon.


75? Hot damn! (DanG - 4/25/2006 7:20:06 PM)
That's a good number!  I don't think Harris has had that many show up for his entire tour.



That's like 40times millers supporters. - n/t (Josh - 4/26/2006 11:18:02 AM)