JOHN WARNER, Former high-ranking VA GOP senator endorses Democrats for Congress: ‘It goes beyond politics now’ 2NOV18

JOHN WARNER exposes the hypocrisy of all the republican / gop-greed over people politicians who claim they are outraged by, disgusted by, ashamed of, and can not support the hateful, racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, bigoted, authoritarian, corrupt fascist agenda of the drumpf / trump-pence administration so they are not running for re-election. If flake, corker, cornyn, murphy and all the others were really as outraged they would have endorsed the Democrats running for the offices they are leaving. I will admit I never voted for John Warner when he was one of Virginia's senators, but I will also admit his politics never disgusted me, he never put party over the state or nation. Thank you former Senator Warner R VA retired. ON TUESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2018, IF YOU LOVE DEMOCRACY AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC YOU WILL VOTE IN THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS. VOTE, BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE REALLY DOES DEPEND ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION.
Former high-ranking VA GOP senator endorses Democrats for Congress: ‘It goes beyond politics now’

Friday November 02, 2018 · 12:25 PM EDT

Republican John Warner is very serious about these mid-terms and is endorsing Democrats

These endorsements by John Warner could be very helpful for Virginia Democrats.

Warner says that in the era of Trump, the nation’s and state’s interests come first!

Former Virginia GOP Sen. John Warner tells NBC News he is endorsing several Democrats for Congress in 2018, including  Abigail Spanberger, who is challenging GOP Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia’s seventh congressional district.

Now is the time to rise above politics, Warner, a dean of the Virginia Republican Party, told NBC News.

"It goes beyond politics now. I’m a Republican, I’ll finish a Republican as I cruise through my 91st year. But you’ve got to put the nation’s interests and the state’s interests ahead of politics," Warner told NBC in a phone interview.

Warner says he’s been “impressed” with Abigail Spanberger.

He’s also endorsing Senator Tim Kaine and Leslie Cockburn in VA-05.

Spanberger, a former CIA undercover operative, "impressed me" with her national security pedigree and “the way she handled herself,” said Warner.

The former Secretary of the Navy and former Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has some not so flattering words about “president” Trump. 

"It’s a very serious time for the country. I did not support Trump," he said, and "I’m deeply troubled by the central issues. So much of my life has been devoted to the intelligence work and national security — and I’m just not comfortable with the way he’s handling these national security issues," said Warner.

"He has no inner compass at all," Warner said of Trump. "He’s put a tremendous divide in this country."

Let’s help these three win in Virginia.

Meet Leslie Cockburn and support her here: www.lesliecockburnforcongress.com

Meet Abigail Spanberger and support her here: abigailspanberger.com

We all know Tim Kaine. Support him here: timkaine.com

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I am so humbled by these words of support by my friend and a public service role model, former Sen. John Warner.

For 30 years as our Republican senator, John didn’t put party first. It was country first. It was Virginia first. I try every day to live up to that example.

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Of course, John Warner is spot on here. These midterm elections go well beyond politics. We have to save our nation from Trump and his Republican cronies. Vote them all out!

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FORMER SEN JOHN WARNER R VA ENDORSES SEN MARK WARNER D VA 27JAN14

When John Warner was a Senator bipartisanship was actually possible. Now, the gop agenda is controlled by their leaderships faux fear of the tea-baggers agenda and their lack of the moral courage to stand up to them. But they don't have to challenge the tea-baggers and the right-wing extremist in their party and try to moderate their class warfare, their pro rich, pro corporate America, pro war, pro plutocracy policies. That's because there are weak, morally corrupt, third way democrats like Mark Warner who will give in to their demands, so they win and the 99% loses. Who would have thought that Sen Elizabeth Warren D MA would have bigger stones than Sen Mark Warner, but she does, making him look like a eunoch.

On 1/27/2014 6:35 PM, Mark Warner wrote:

Mark Warner "has proven himself to be very much like I was, reaching across the aisle.” -- Former Republican US Senator John Warner, 1/27/14

I’m writing you to share some great news. Today, former Republican US Senator John Warner endorsed our campaign for US Senate.

When I was sworn in to represent the people of Virginia in the US Senate five years ago this month, I asked John Warner to accompany me at the ceremony. At the time, I said that, “John Warner epitomizes what it means to be a senator… He is irreplaceable.”

Those words ring just as true today.

John and I certainly don’t see eye to eye on everything; in fact we have spirited differences of opinion on some issues. But John understands better than anyone that in order to break the gridlock in Washington, we need to set aside our differences, work across the aisle, and forge common ground to deliver real results for our Commonwealth and our country.

It is the highest honor to have John’s support in this race. Everyday that I serve the people of Virginia in the Senate, I aspire to realize his commitment to bipartisanship and putting people first, not partisan politics.

This is a big day for our campaign, but make no mistake about it: we have a long, hard-fought race ahead of us. The same hyper-partisan outside groups that spent a record amount of money in Virginia’s last US Senate election are poised to play the same role again.

Thank you so much for your support,

Mark Warner