(crossposted at dailykos)

The 2006-midterm elections presented Democrats with a historic opportunity to strengthen the party brand and retake control of both houses of congress.  Party members of all stripes helped secure an election day capped with record setting victories through the nation.  

Although Howard Dean's 50-state strategy emphasizes long run party building over the short term electoral gains, its immediate success was vitally important not only to Americans hoping to derail the Bush agenda, but also to Democratic people powered movements in general.  Would grassroots level party building strengthen the brand or would it be wasted on people picking their noses in "red America"?

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With precisely one week to go before the June 13 Senate Primary, after nearly six months of support for Jim Webb, I thought it important to finally state my reasons and officially endorse him.  Ultimately, my opinion is just one of many, but as a lifelong Democratic activist, with my heart, mind, and spirit geared towards an Enduring Democratic Majority in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I couldn't ask for a better candidate in 2006 than Jim Webb.

In recent weeks a torrent of negative ads and mailings has managed to suppress Jim Webb's support and brought this campaign closer than most predicted possible.  What the Miller campaign fails to understand is the simple fact that Harris Miller is unelectable in Virginia.  Sure, he can play "I'm a Democrat" for a couple of weeks, even though his policies and record show him to be far outside of the Democratic mainstream: Iraq? Bush Tax Cuts? Outsourcing?

Unfortunately, Harris Miller's actual positions are repugnant to Democrats, that's why he's playing the "You're no Democrat." card for this primary. It's a loser's card and that's a shame.

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Cross-Posted at DKos

I have been very skeptical of Jim Webb and the Virginia Senate race in the past.

My initial judgement of Miller was clouded by the fact that he was a personal friend of Gov. Warner and has been a lifelong Democrat. Harris Miller is no Mark Warner. Not even close. If Mr. Miller was truly conflicted with supporting the outsourcing of jobs he would have resigned his position in the High Tech board.

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I just received the following letter from the Programmers Guild, an organization which "advances the interests of technical and professional workers in information technology (IT) fields" (bolding added for emphasis):

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cross posted at my holy site.

it is rare that i weigh in on issues other than the masons, the homosexuals, and lesbian avengers club #34 which meets in waynesboro on thursdays. however, it is time for me to bring to your attention some candidates who are running against george allen, who proudly enjoys shoving it down whiny homosexuals' throats.

one is named james webb. i do not know much about him, but my mexican housekeeper told me he is both a vegan and a former college professor who taught liberal swine 101. i had her immediately deported upon hearing this news. her orphaned children will be sold at an auction and the proceeds will go towards an anti-homosexual wall around san francisco.

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