North Carolina JJ Dinner Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
Jennifer Pullinger (434) 227-1715
Mike Smith (703) 623-3834
media@draftmarkwarner.com
Draft Mark Warner for President Movement to
Build on Past Appearances by Gov. Mark Warner in North Carolina
April 26th 2006¾ Draft Mark Warner will kick off its official North Carolina campaign to introduce state Democrats to Gov. Warner at the North Carolina Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, April 29th in Raleigh. Draft Mark Warner is the Internet-based grassroots organization supporting former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner for President in 2008. This is the first time the group will appear in a state where a ‘favorite son’ is expected to enter the race.
The DraftMarkWarner.com website went online within days after the 2004 presidential election. Since that time, the group has expanded into a national movement with organizations in thirty three states and growing. DraftMarkWarner.com is the only nationally organized group formed for the express purpose of promoting a Warner candidacy. The group recently filed with the Federal Election Commission as a ‘527’ non-profit Political Action Committee.
Lloyd Scher of Charlotte serves as the NC State Coordinator for the Draft effort. "I have been looking for a Governor from a southern state that has shown excellent leadership and fiscal responsibility to get our country back on track," he said. "Governor Warner will bring integrity, leadership, and honesty back to the White House," he added.
Eddie Ratliff, National Chairman of the DMW PAC said Gov. Warner made a tremendous impact on North Carolinians during previous visits to the state. In 2003, Warner headlined the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Raleigh. He spoke at the North Carolina State University Institute for Emerging Issues in January and will give the commencement address at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem on May 15th.
"Our efforts are meant to build on the time Gov. Warner is spending in North Carolina," Ratliff said. "While the governor has not committed to running in ’08, we are strongly committed to ensuring North Carolina voters know about his record of transforming Virginia into the ‘Best Managed State in the Nation,’ he added.
Draft Mark Warner is the most active of the so-called Draft groups and has been campaigning at Democratic Party events throughout the U.S. The organization’s North Carolina appearance is part of its southern strategy.
The South is vital to Democrats in the 2008 presidential election. Every Democratic president since Lyndon Johnson has been from the South. Ratliff believes the region can be won but only if Democrats look to past successes and nominate a southern governor with a strong record of executive experience and competent stewardship.
"This time around, it will be about results. Voters are going to demand it. They deserve it and Gov. Mark Warner will deliver," he explained.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Pullinger at 434-227-1715 or Mike Smith at 703-623-3834.
www.draftmarkwarner.com.# # #
CONTACTS:
Jennifer Pullinger (434) 227-1715
Mike Smith (703) 623-3834
media@draftmarkwarner.com
Draft Mark Warner for President Movement to
Build on Past Appearances by Gov. Mark Warner in North Carolina
April 26th 2006¾ Draft Mark Warner will kick off its official North Carolina campaign to introduce state Democrats to Gov. Warner at the North Carolina Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Saturday, April 29th in Raleigh. Draft Mark Warner is the Internet-based grassroots organization supporting former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner for President in 2008. This is the first time the group will appear in a state where a ‘favorite son’ is expected to enter the race.
The DraftMarkWarner.com website went online within days after the 2004 presidential election. Since that time, the group has expanded into a national movement with organizations in thirty three states and growing. DraftMarkWarner.com is the only nationally organized group formed for the express purpose of promoting a Warner candidacy. The group recently filed with the Federal Election Commission as a ‘527’ non-profit Political Action Committee.
Lloyd Scher of Charlotte serves as the NC State Coordinator for the Draft effort. "I have been looking for a Governor from a southern state that has shown excellent leadership and fiscal responsibility to get our country back on track," he said. "Governor Warner will bring integrity, leadership, and honesty back to the White House," he added.
Eddie Ratliff, National Chairman of the DMW PAC said Gov. Warner made a tremendous impact on North Carolinians during previous visits to the state. In 2003, Warner headlined the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Raleigh. He spoke at the North Carolina State University Institute for Emerging Issues in January and will give the commencement address at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem on May 15th.
"Our efforts are meant to build on the time Gov. Warner is spending in North Carolina," Ratliff said. "While the governor has not committed to running in ’08, we are strongly committed to ensuring North Carolina voters know about his record of transforming Virginia into the ‘Best Managed State in the Nation,’ he added.
Draft Mark Warner is the most active of the so-called Draft groups and has been campaigning at Democratic Party events throughout the U.S. The organization’s North Carolina appearance is part of its southern strategy.
The South is vital to Democrats in the 2008 presidential election. Every Democratic president since Lyndon Johnson has been from the South. Ratliff believes the region can be won but only if Democrats look to past successes and nominate a southern governor with a strong record of executive experience and competent stewardship.
"This time around, it will be about results. Voters are going to demand it. They deserve it and Gov. Mark Warner will deliver," he explained.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Pullinger at 434-227-1715 or Mike Smith at 703-623-3834.
www.draftmarkwarner.com.# # #
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