Thursday night Jim Webb held a major fundraiser at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, hosted by former Virginia Governor (and putative Presidential candidate) Mark Warner. Several hundred supporters attended the event, which raised roughly $300,000 for the Webb campaign.
We had a great time, seeing many friends and hanging with Jim's growing cadre of supporters.
The event included introductory remarks by Harris Miller, Jim's opponent in the Democratic primary, who was gracious to attend and promote Democratic unity in the campaign against George Allen. Former Lt. Governor Don Beyers, who supported Miller in the primary, also showed up to lend his support to Jim's campaign.
Mark Warner gave a rousing talk to the crowd, followed by Jim with his usual plain-spoken, no-nonsense, common-sense discussion of the issues and importance of this race.
Both Miller, who is Jewish, and Webb, drew laughs with quips about the incumbent Senator's newfound Jewish roots. (Webb's comment was the irony of the Allen campaign attacking Webb's bloggers, who are Jewish, for being anti-semitic.)
What we really enjoyed most was the energy and enthusiasm of the large crowd.
A day later we supped with a right-leaning friend who confided some concern about Allen's campaign. While he thought Allen would pull out a win, his view was that "Allen's presidential ambitions are toast--no one's impressed with how he's handled this campaign."
We can only hope!
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